Verb
To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere is a well-established process by which a prosecutor can recuse themselves from a pending investigation and a special prosecutor be appointed. Jay Nixon
At her 2017 confirmation hearing, she said that “I would recuse myself and not actually enter the order of execution” were she a trial court judge in a death penalty case. Source: Internet
Bondy also called for Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself from the criminal investigation “so that Lev can be properly evaluated as a witness in the impeachment inquiry.” Source: Internet
“Cory Booker needs to do what is right for the people of New Jersey and recuse himself from the Senate impeachment trial today.” Source: Internet
According to a January New York Times story, when Sessions decided to recuse himself, “the president erupted in anger in front of numerous White House officials, saying he needed his attorney general to protect him.” Source: Internet
Council members Pete Pearson and Sheri Gee acknowledged a potential conflict of interest in the future, but said the conflict did not require them to recuse themselves because it was in the early stages of consideration. Source: Internet