I believe Trump is really playing with fire here, because if another judge does take the case, no matter what his ethnic group might be, he will need to bend over backwards to show he is tough on Trump. I gotta think Trump’s own lawyers are cringing at the statement.
That’s a better gamble than a judge who is guaranteed to be against you. What’s more likely to result from an Obama appointed Hispanic Chicago judge? Hostility or fairness? How was the case assigned to this judge in the first place?
Occams razor. This whole case is a soviet show trial.