Trump-appointed judge praises prosecutors removed from Jan. 6 rioter’s case

Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols praised 2 prosecutors removed from the lawsuit of a Jan. 6, 2021 rioter, saying they had “upheld the highest standards of professionalism.” “In my view, some Mr. Valdivia and Mr. White did a genuinely fantabulous occupation successful this case,” Nichols said during a Thursday sentencing proceeding for Jan. 6…