By Dietrich Knauth

(Reuters) -An Oregon federal judge on Thursday recused himself from a court battle over President Donald Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to police Portland, after the Trump administration raised concerns about comments made by the judge’s wife, a congresswoman, criticizing the troop deployment.

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon, who is married to U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici, said reassigning the case to a different judge would ensure it remains focused on “critically important constitutional and statutory issues” rather than being derailed by questions about potential bias.

Bonamici, a Democrat whose district includes most of Portland, said at a press conference with Democratic Oregon Governor Tina Kotek that the decision to send troops was a “

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