The judges, one of whom was the district’s chief judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, suggested that Cannon decline to oversee the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith and allow another judge to govern the case instead, the Times wrote, citing two people briefed on the conversations.

Cannon is still overseeing the case, which has seen a multitude of delays and is not yet scheduled to go to trial. Judge Aileen Cannon

Altonaga’s chambers declined to comment on the report to CNN. The Times did not identify the second judge who reportedly contacted Cannon.