Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen, the judge presiding over Arizona’s case against pro-Trump fake electors, has removed himself from the job following allegations of bias.
In April, a grand jury indicted 18 Trump allies, including White House former chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, on charges stemming from their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Arizona. Cohen’s self-removal comes after defense lawyers questioned him of anti-Trump bias.
“While Judge Cohen is entitled to his political opinions and speech, his rhetoric and exhortation precisely mirrors the evidence of hostile partisan political zealotry at the heart of the motions to dismiss [the case] that have been languishing before the Court for months,” attorneys David Warrington and Michael Columbo wrote on behalf of Republican state Sen. Jake…
