Judge in Trump election case previously employed at same law firm as Hunter Biden.

The federal judge assigned to special counsel Jack Smith‘s January 6 case⁢ against​ former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., worked in the same⁢ law firm that ‌once employed⁣ Hunter Biden, the son of⁣ President Joe Biden.

After being randomly selected to oversee ⁢the case after a grand jury indicted Trump on four charges ⁣over an alleged effort to overturn the results of the 2020⁤ presidential election, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s ⁤resume and record quickly began to draw attention, ⁤similar to what happened ‍with the Florida-based judge presiding over Smith’s ⁣other, ​documents-focused case against Trump.

The Associated Press has described Chutkan as⁢ the “toughest ⁤punisher” of ‌Capitol riot defendants over the prison‌ sentences⁣ she has ​meted out. The judge also made⁣ headlines in⁢ 2021 with a ⁢ruling against ⁤Trump’s efforts⁣ to stop the January 6 Committee from obtaining⁤ White House‌ records, writing, “Presidents are‍ not kings, and Plaintiff is not⁣ President.”

An Obama appointee who was confirmed ⁤by ​the Senate in a 95-0 vote in 2014, Chutkan submitted to ⁢the Senate Judiciary⁣ Committee during the nomination process that showed she had worked‍ at the ‌law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP since 2002.

Hunter Biden — who himself is facing a ​federal criminal inquiry — worked at the same firm as ‍an⁤ attorney from 2009⁤ to ​2014, as shown by Open Secrets, but as The New York ⁤Post ⁣reported, it is unclear whether Chutkan interacted with ‍him during the period‍ they overlapped. In addition, records show​ she donated to the campaigns of former President Barack Obama and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ⁣(D-NY)‍ while employed by the ‍firm.

“The Swamp is real,” Rep. Eli ‍Crane (R-AZ) said in a post to X. He was responding⁤ to a post by Monica ⁤Crowley, ‌a Trump-era Treasury official who highlighted Chutkan’s ties to Obama and Hunter Biden, commenting, “This is the level of ‌contempt‌ they have for⁣ the Constitution, the rule of law – and YOU.”

Trump, who is ⁤expected⁢ to be arraigned ‍on Thursday, has been charged with ⁤conspiracy to defraud⁢ the United ⁣States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstructing an‌ official proceeding, and conspiracy ⁢against rights.

Now facing indictments in three cases, with another possibly to ‍come in Georgia, ‌Trump ⁤claims politically motivated forces are targeting him across⁢ multiple investigations as he ‌campaigns as the​ GOP frontrunner in the 2024 race for the White House.

“This is⁣ nothing more than the latest corrupt chapter in the continued⁢ pathetic attempt by⁣ the Biden Crime Family and their weaponized Department⁣ of⁢ Justice to interfere with the 2024 ⁢Presidential Election, in which President Trump ⁤is the undisputed frontrunner, and leading by ⁤substantial margins,” said a statement from ⁢Trump’s campaign on‌ Tuesday.