SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - The U.S. government has asked the Oregon federal judge presiding over National Guard case to recuse himself.

Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Trump administration.

The federal judge presiding over the case is Michael Simon, who is married to Oregon Representative Suzanne Bonamici.

Bonamici is one of the members of Congress representing the City of Portland.

On Saturday, Bonamici was one of the Oregon leaders who spoke out against the deployment of federal troops to Portland.

The Department of Justice wants Simon to recuse himself to “avoid the appearance of partiality.”

“To be sure, Defendants recognize tha

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