EXCLUSIVE: "Federal Judge in Brian K. Williams Case HAS Recused Himself" by Daniel Guss

But the move, which I called for this morning, raises new questions

This morning, I explained why U.S. District Judge André Birotte, Jr should recuse himself from the Brian K. Williams case involving the former Deputy Mayor to Karen Bass and his now-admitted threat to bomb Los Angeles City Hall.

I can exclusively report that Judge Birotte has now recused himself.

A U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson, responding to my inquiry, emailed, “Judge Birotte, who has known (Brian Williams) for many years, has recused himself. A new judge will be assigned to this case. We expect a new change-of-plea hearing will be scheduled in a week or two.”

It is unclear why the recusal did not happen until today.

Draw your own conclusions, as I have.

Stay tuned.

(Daniel Guss, MBA, won the LA Press Club’s “Online Journalist of the Year” and “Best Activism Journalism” awards in June ‘23. In June ‘24, he won its “Best Commentary, Non-Political” award. He has contributed to the Daily Mail, CityWatchLA, KFI AM-640, iHeartMedia, 790-KABC, Cumulus Media, KCRW 89.9 FM, KRLA 870 AM, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Magazine, Movieline Magazine, Emmy Magazine, Los Angeles Business Journal, Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Downtown News and the Los Angeles Times in its sports, opinion, entertainment and Sunday Magazine sections among other publishers.)