It's a huge case being watched by the entire world, even if there is a minuscule chance of it causing an actual issue, or there is the possible bad optics, I fa

It's a huge case being watched by the entire world, even if there is a minuscule chance of it causing an actual issue, or there is the possible bad optics, I fail to see why the judge wouldn't do it. Nobody is going to excuse themselves on these terms for regular cases where the entire world isn't watching, but why risk anything in this case? The law might be blind -or at least should-, but the audience isn't and that audience might very well include federal agencies and nutjobs.