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Clearly (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Mar 2018 OP
But he is recused. Right? The Wielding Truth Mar 2018 #1

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1. But he is recused. Right?
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 11:11 PM
Mar 2018

re·cuse
riˈkyo͞oz/
verbNorth American
past tense: recused; past participle: recused

challenge (a judge, prosecutor, or juror) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
"a motion to recuse the prosecutor"
(of a judge) excuse oneself from a case because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
"the Justice Department demanded that he recuse himself from the case"

Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘reject,’ specifically ‘object to (a judge) as prejudiced’): from Latin recusare ‘to refuse,’ from re- (expressing opposition) + causa ‘a cause.’ The sense ‘excuse (oneself from a case)’ dates from the early 19th century.
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