The federal judge set to preside over Donald Trump's historic trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 U.S. election on Wednesday rejected a motion from the former president that she recuse herself from the case.

Trump's attorneys, in a court filing earlier this month, had argued that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan should step aside because of past statements she has made that allegedly demonstrated bias. Chutkan, in a 20-page opinion, flatly denied the motion.