US District Judge Michael Nachmanoff testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing on July 28, 2021, in this screengrab from a video. US Senate/Reuters/File

The federal judge assigned to James Comey’s criminal case will be overseeing the most high-profile and politically fraught trial in President Donald Trump’s second term.

But US District Judge Michael Nachmanoff’s fourth-degree black belt in Shotokan Fudokan karate will undoubtedly come in handy as the nation and the White House scrutinize his every move in the Comey case. Shotokan karate emphasizes the need to remain calm under pressure.

In interviews with CNN, people who know and have worked with Nachmanoff, including lawyers who have appeared before him, describe the judge as an unflappable jurist who is par

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