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. The case has been reassigned to U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term in office. The case is scheduled for a Friday court hearing on Oregon’s request for a temporary restraining order that would block Trump’s use of Oregon’s National Guard. The D.C. court has not yet made a ruling on the legality of the troop deployment in the nation’s capital.