Judge disqualifies Nevada acting U.S. attorney
A federal judge has disqualified Sigal Chattah, the Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney in Nevada, from overseeing multiple criminal prosecutions and ordered government attorneys on those cases to file statements within seven days confirming they are not being supervised by her. The court granted defendants’ motions to disqualify Chattah but denied motions to dismiss the indictments, prompting public reactions including Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s call for Chattah to resign and scrutiny of a pinned social-media post referencing Charlie Kirk.
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🔍 Key Facts
- A federal judge disqualified acting Nevada U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from handling the prosecutions at issue.
- The court ordered government attorneys working on the affected prosecutions to file statements on the docket within seven days confirming they are not being supervised by Chattah.
- The order granted defendants' motions to the extent they sought Chattah’s disqualification but denied defendants' motions to dismiss the indictments.
- Because the indictments were not dismissed, the prosecutions can proceed under different supervision.
- Public reaction included U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto calling for Chattah to resign.
- The reporting noted Chattah had a pinned social‑media post referencing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
📍 Contextual Background
- Federal prosecutors commonly resolve federal criminal charges through plea agreements, which typically result in a sentence below the statutory maximum.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes search warrants at residences and family homes as part of criminal investigations.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigates incidents of targeted violence.
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Federal judge disqualifies acting Nevada US attorney from handling cases
New information:
- The court order explicitly directs government attorneys handling the affected prosecutions to file statements in the docket within 7 days that they are not being supervised by Sigal Chattah.
- The order grants defendants’ motions to the extent they sought Chattah’s disqualification but denies defendants’ motions to dismiss the indictments.
- The article records public reactions (Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto calling for Chattah to resign) and notes Chattah’s pinned social‑media post referencing Charlie Kirk.