Judge Cannon could 'go down with the ship' if Trump loses — and she knows it: Expert
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Cannon could 'go down with the ship' if Trump loses — and she knows it: Expert

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has set up the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case in such a way that not only is its future dependent on whether former President Donald Trump wins in November, but her own could be too, wrote former federal prosecutor Harry Litman for the Los Angeles Times. This comes shortly after Cannon, a Trump appointee who has generated constant controversy for slow-walking and tilting various aspects of the charges against Trump to apparently benefit him, held a hearing this week on whether to declare special counsel Jack Smith's appointment unlawful — as well as dragging out and threatening to deny the process of imposing a gag order on Trump, which Litman has already argued could give Smith what he needs to appeal her conduct to a higher court. "Cannon’s mischief-making in the civil case included her appointment of a special master to sift through the seized documents based on Trump’s claim of executive privilege. A Trump loss, on the other hand, would do more than just keep the case going, Litman concluded, but also mean Cannon must continue in a role that is drawing her increased scrutiny and criticism from even members of her own judicial district.

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Aileen Cannon’s Final Gift to Trump
2 months ago

Aileen Cannon’s Final Gift to Trump

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Judge Aileen Cannon has devoted the past few weeks to striving to ensure that special counsel Jack Smith’s two-volume report on Donald Trump’s criminal activities would not see the light of day. At the outset of the Justice Department’s …

'Circular reasoning at its dumbest': Judge Cannon buried for new 'flailing' Trump ruling
2 months, 1 week ago

'Circular reasoning at its dumbest': Judge Cannon buried for new 'flailing' Trump ruling

Raw Story  

A decision by District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Canon to once again intercede on Donald Trump's behalf received a failing grade from University of Baltimore School of Law professor Kim Wehle on Wednesday. The Florida judge, who has long been accused of putting her finger on the scale to help the man who awarded her …

Man Who Attempted To Assassinate Trump In Florida Wants Judge Aileen Cannon Off His Case
5 months ago

Man Who Attempted To Assassinate Trump In Florida Wants Judge Aileen Cannon Off His Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The man who is charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf club asked the judge presiding over the case to recuse herself to “preserve the appearance of impartiality.” Ryan Routh has pleaded not guilty to the five counts he faces for his Sept. 15 actions, including the attempted assassination of a …

Ex-Trump White House Lawyer Stunned By Aileen Cannon’s New Case: ‘Can’t Make This Up’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Trump White House Lawyer Stunned By Aileen Cannon’s New Case: ‘Can’t Make This Up’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb on Tuesday said he highly doubts that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will end up overseeing the trial of Ryan Wesley Routh, the man charged with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his Florida golf club. “You can’t make this up,” Cobb said of the selection of Cannon, who …

Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose a right-wing junket
6 months ago

Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose a right-wing junket

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school. Organizers billed the event as “an excellent opportunity to connect with judicial colleagues.” A 2006 rule, …

Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose a right-wing junket
6 months ago

Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose a right-wing junket

Salon  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school. Organizers billed the event as “an excellent opportunity to connect with judicial colleagues.” A 2006 rule, …

Legal analysts dive into new demand to remove Judge Cannon from classified documents case
6 months ago

Legal analysts dive into new demand to remove Judge Cannon from classified documents case

Raw Story  

Two amicus briefs recently filed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals argue that Judge Aileen Cannon should be removed from Donald Trump's documents case, which she dismissed in July. Torkington used three factors for reassignment that CREW applied in its brief: First, "Judge Cannon would have difficulty putting her previous views and findings aside on remand." Read Also: A …

Judge Cannon should be removed from Trump case: Watchdog
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Cannon should be removed from Trump case: Watchdog

Raw Story  

by Marilyn W. Thompson ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. The brief argues that Cannon’s decision “hinged on ignoring the plain text of four federal statutes,” dismissing “a landmark Supreme Court opinion confirming the Attorney General’s power to appoint a Special Counsel.” CREW writes that “a reasonable member of the public could conclude, as many have, that the dismissal …

Watchdog group CREW says Judge Aileen Cannon should be kicked off the Trump documents case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Watchdog group CREW says Judge Aileen Cannon should be kicked off the Trump documents case

Salon  

Judge Aileen Cannon should be removed from former President's Donald Trump's government documents case should the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reverse her ruling to dismiss it, according to an amicus brief filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a federal watchdog group that alleges she was biased in favor of Trump throughout the process. “At every possible …

Expert shows how next week could decide 'whether Judge Cannon should remain' on Trump case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Expert shows how next week could decide 'whether Judge Cannon should remain' on Trump case

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, a process begins that could ultimately decide whether Judge Aileen Cannon will retain control of the criminal case looking into Donald Trump's allegedly unlawful retention of White House documents, a former federal prosecutor said on Sunday. Ex-prosecutor Joyce Vance wrote for her Substack blog that, on that day, "Special Counsel Jack Smith’s opening brief is due in the …

'Judicial malpractice': Judge Cannon accused of boosting 'wacky or unfounded arguments'
8 months ago

'Judicial malpractice': Judge Cannon accused of boosting 'wacky or unfounded arguments'

Raw Story  

As part of a deep dive into what happens next now that U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon has tossed the case of the stolen documents filed against Donald Trump, one law professor suggested that what she has done amounts to nothing less than the "judicial malpractice." With the Post reporting, "legal experts, however, …

Why Judge Cannon will be removed from Trump case after 'horrific' ruling: legal expert
8 months ago

Why Judge Cannon will be removed from Trump case after 'horrific' ruling: legal expert

Raw Story  

On Monday, July 15 — the opening day of the 2024 Republican National Convention — the GOP, for the first time in U.S. history, gave its presidential nomination to someone who is facing three criminal indictments: Donald Trump. But Judge Aileen Cannon, earlier in the day, dismissed special counsel Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago documents case against the former president. Trump's legal …

Judge’s order dismissing Trump classified docs case won’t be final word as long court fight awaits
8 months ago

Judge’s order dismissing Trump classified docs case won’t be final word as long court fight awaits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A judge’s stunning decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump brought an abrupt halt to what experts have considered the strongest and most straightforward of the prosecutions of the former president. A spokesman for Smith’s office, in announcing Monday that the Justice Department had authorized an appeal, said the opinion “deviates from the uniform conclusion …

Experts: Cannon issued "first court decision of Project 2025" — but it may be "blessing in disguise"
8 months ago

Experts: Cannon issued "first court decision of Project 2025" — but it may be "blessing in disguise"

Salon  

Two Trump-appointed judges, both asked to consider whether a special counsel can investigate the former president and his allies, have now produced two wildly different outcomes — a sign, perhaps, of how reactionaries on the federal judiciary have been emboldened over the years and now feel at liberty to rule as they wish. Six years ago, U.S. District Judge Dabney …

The Supreme Court’s immunity decision is the gift that keeps giving to Donald Trump
8 months ago

The Supreme Court’s immunity decision is the gift that keeps giving to Donald Trump

Salon  

Another day, another miraculous escape from serious jeopardy for Donald Trump. The Washington Post calls attention to the utterly idiosyncratic and arbitrary quality of Cannon’s Monday ruling by reminding us that other courts already have “rejected arguments similar to the one that Trump’s team made in Florida about the legality of Smith’s appointment.” But whether the decision is idiosyncratic and …

Aileen Cannon: The judge with Trump’s fate in her hands was appointed by him
8 months ago

Aileen Cannon: The judge with Trump’s fate in her hands was appointed by him

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Aileen Cannon is the federal judge with the US District Court for the Southern …

Social Media Reacts To Dismissal Of Trump's Classified Documents Case
8 months ago

Social Media Reacts To Dismissal Of Trump's Classified Documents Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Monday’s announcement that Judge Aileen Cannon had dismissed the indictment of former President Donald Trump in the Mar-A-Lago classified documents case was definitely heard all over social media. — Chris Hayes July 15, 2024 Judge Cannon dismissed decades of institutional precedent, years of recent rulings on Mueller and Smith, and pretty much the entire premise of the …

Legal experts hope latest Cannon ruling means a new Trump docs case with a new judge
8 months ago

Legal experts hope latest Cannon ruling means a new Trump docs case with a new judge

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Donald Trump's documents case on Monday morning ahead of the Republican convention, declaring that special counsel Jack Smith was not constitutionally appointed. Former senior Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann also made note of the Supreme Court connection and lamented that the Cannon decision was "so predictable, after the Justice Thomas concurrence." "Justice Thomas all but invited …

Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case
8 months ago

Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. AP AUDIO: Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Donald …

Column: Aileen Cannon’s ruling isn’t just legally flawed. It has nothing to do with the law
8 months ago

Column: Aileen Cannon’s ruling isn’t just legally flawed. It has nothing to do with the law

LA Times  

The initial impulse on reading Judge Aileen Cannon’s pseudo-scholarly 93-page dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump is to list the legal errors and overreaches that demonstrate its brazenness and likelihood of being reversed. To analyze the case in terms of the nuances of the special counsel law or Cannon’s disregard of United States vs. Nixon is to …

'Can't overstate how unusual it is': Legal expert puts Judge Cannon on notice in docs case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Can't overstate how unusual it is': Legal expert puts Judge Cannon on notice in docs case

Raw Story  

Evidence is mounting that Judge Aileen Cannon ought to be forced out of overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida. That's according to MSNBC legal analyst and former assistant U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. Glenn Kirschner, who argued in a column for MSNBC on Wednesday night that with each new development in Trump's case, it's become "increasingly …

"Chance for them to seek a recusal": Experts say Judge Cannon could give Jack Smith ammo to boot her
8 months, 3 weeks ago

"Chance for them to seek a recusal": Experts say Judge Cannon could give Jack Smith ammo to boot her

Salon  

The downside to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduling hearings on just about every frivolous claim raised by Donald Trump’s defense is that, eventually, she will have to start making decisions. “Everything she’s heard these last three days, a negative decision would be appealable by Jack Smith,” Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor, noted in an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC. …

Exasperated Cannon shuts down prosecutors who said Trump team tried to 'hijack' hearings
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Exasperated Cannon shuts down prosecutors who said Trump team tried to 'hijack' hearings

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared exasperated with everyone at her latest hearing in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, said Katelyn Polantz on CNN Tuesday. Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge who has become controversial for dragging out the case and antagonizing prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith, did not appear receptive to the Trump legal team's claim that the search …

Ex-prosecutor shares big red flag he says shows Aileen Cannon is in the bag for Trump
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-prosecutor shares big red flag he says shows Aileen Cannon is in the bag for Trump

Raw Story  

Former top prosecutor Andrew Weissmann pointed to two tells that he said show Judge Aileen Cannon is in the bag for Donald Trump. Read Also: A criminologist explains why Judge Cannon must step away from Trump trial immediately Weissmann anticipated Cannon "will do the bare minimum for the U.S. government to avoid being reversed and removed. Speaking to Lawrence O'Donnell …

Column: This is Judge Aileen Cannon’s big gamble in the Trump classified records case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: This is Judge Aileen Cannon’s big gamble in the Trump classified records case

LA Times  

Part of the indictment of former President Trump over his handling of classified records. As U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon entertains another far-fetched argument from Trump’s defense team in the classified documents prosecution, a recent report sheds considerable light on her vexing oversight of the case. When Cannon was assigned to the case by lottery, the New York Times reported …

'This is serious': Ex-prosecutor says Judge Cannon is about to fall into removal trap
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'This is serious': Ex-prosecutor says Judge Cannon is about to fall into removal trap

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon may be about to give Special Counsel Jack Smith his first real way to get her removed from Donald Trump's criminal Espionage Act case, a former prosecutor said on Saturday. Ex-U.S. Attorney Harry Litman appeared on CNN, where he was asked about the Florida classified documents case. "However, there's a motion before her now involving a gag …

Judge Cannon's latest hearing has 'echoes' of last time she was reversed on appeal: expert
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Cannon's latest hearing has 'echoes' of last time she was reversed on appeal: expert

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is straying dangerously close to the old pro-Trump tactics that got her reprimanded by a higher court, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner told MSNBC's Alicia Menendez on Friday evening. This comes as Cannon held the first part of a hearing on whether special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed to run the Mar-a-Lago classified documents …

'Working with Trump': Analyst warns Roger Stone's words give ominous hint at Aileen Cannon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Working with Trump': Analyst warns Roger Stone's words give ominous hint at Aileen Cannon

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon, the Donald Trump appointee assigned to special counsel Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago documents indictment, has drawn widespread criticism for her handling of the case. And the New York Times is reporting that two of Cannon's "more experienced colleagues" urged her to "pass up" the case after it was assigned to her in June 2023. According to New York …

Expert reveals who could force out 'slow on purpose' Judge Cannon
9 months ago

Expert reveals who could force out 'slow on purpose' Judge Cannon

Raw Story  

The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's classified documents case could be given her walking papers and switched out with another judge if the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals acts. Cannon has bungled Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case, Cobb maintained, which has languished in her Fort Pierce, Florida courtroom by failing to calendar it and also ineptly shown to be …

'Break glass' moment: Judge Cannon info leaks 'almost as big as the news itself'
9 months ago

'Break glass' moment: Judge Cannon info leaks 'almost as big as the news itself'

Raw Story  

Someone close to the Palm Beach court where Judge Aileen Cannon is presiding over Donald Trump's classified documents trial has leaked key details about the judge. According to a New York Times report, the chief judge suggested that Cannon pass off the case to another judge, given she already had a controversial ruling overturned by the 11th Circuit Court of …

Judge In Trump's Documents Case Rejected Peers' Calls To Step Aside: Report
9 months ago

Judge In Trump's Documents Case Rejected Peers' Calls To Step Aside: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Donald Trump appointee assigned to his classified documents case, rejected calls from more experienced judges to step aside from the case, The New York Times reported Thursday. Breaking News: Two veteran federal judges in South Florida privately urged Judge Aileen Cannon to step aside from the Donald Trump documents case when …

Cannon's colleagues implored her to give Trump case to more experienced judge: N.Y. Times
9 months ago

Cannon's colleagues implored her to give Trump case to more experienced judge: N.Y. Times

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon brushed aside recommendations to hand off Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case to a more experienced judge when the assignment first landed in her lap. Two more experience colleagues on the federal bench in Florida, including Cecilia M. Altonaga — the chief judge in the Southern District of Florida — urged Cannon to pass on the complicated, …

Expert lays blame with Judge Aileen Cannon for encouraging violent attacks on FBI
9 months ago

Expert lays blame with Judge Aileen Cannon for encouraging violent attacks on FBI

Raw Story  

A former federal prosecutor says a reported historic rise in threats — and violence — against federal agents directly stems from the judge's decisions regarding requests to gag former President Donald Trump in his criminal classified documents case. A collection of Republican states came to Judge Aileen Cannon demanding special counsel Jack Smith's request for the gag order be rejected …

A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show 'favoritism' toward Trump
9 months ago

A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show 'favoritism' toward Trump

NPR  

A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show 'favoritism' toward Trump toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, continues to make decisions that puzzle many legal observers. The Trump's Trials team wanted to know how someone who has served on the federal bench views Cannon’s …

Judge Cannon is waiting for a Trump 'Hail Mary pass' so she can spike Mar-a-Lago case
9 months ago

Judge Cannon is waiting for a Trump 'Hail Mary pass' so she can spike Mar-a-Lago case

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend," former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner bashed U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon for wasting time by considering frivolous motions as she drags her feet on Donald Trump's obstruction of justice trial. Speaking with hosts about the Mar-a-Lago case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against the former president, Kirschner …

‘Don’t tempt him’: Jack Smith could eye new Trump charges after Cannon 'consolation prize'
9 months ago

‘Don’t tempt him’: Jack Smith could eye new Trump charges after Cannon 'consolation prize'

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon thought she was handing Donald Trump a consolation prize when she dropped a paragraph from his indictment — but she may have just landed him with extra charges, a Florida prosecutor said Saturday. Cannon, who’s overseeing Trump’s classified documents criminal case in Florida, refused his legal team’s effort to have some charges against him dropped this week. …

Trump lawyers expected to ask Judge Cannon to toss more incriminating evidence: report
9 months ago

Trump lawyers expected to ask Judge Cannon to toss more incriminating evidence: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's legal team has focused its attention on the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case now that his hush money trial has ended. The former president was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in that case, but his lawyers are now scrambling to file requests with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that would exclude some of the most damning evidence …

Cannon's rulings fuel fears of undermining separate Trump case
9 months, 1 week ago

Cannon's rulings fuel fears of undermining separate Trump case

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon's recent rulings in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have raised concerns amongst legal experts about possible attempts to undermine special counsel Jack Smith. "Why am I getting the vibe that Cannon is going to determine Jack Smith’s appointment was unlawful, thereby temporarily scuttling every pros he has against Trump until the Circuit overturns …

Aileen Cannon's latest move helps Trump — but shouldn't derail case: analyst
9 months, 1 week ago

Aileen Cannon's latest move helps Trump — but shouldn't derail case: analyst

Raw Story  

U.S. District judge Aileen Cannon struck a paragraph from Donald Trump's indictment that likely benefits him — but should not derail the case against him, an analyst wrote Tuesday. The Florida-based judge rejected a defense motion Monday seeking to dismiss charges for "pleading deficiencies" and excised a paragraph that describes Trump allegedly showing classified documents to a representative from his …

'Absurd' Cannon ruling has Trump supporters demanding the right to testify on his behalf
9 months, 1 week ago

'Absurd' Cannon ruling has Trump supporters demanding the right to testify on his behalf

Raw Story  

Two elderly New Jersey activists are demanding Judge Aileen Cannon grant them the unusual privilege bestowed upon a slate of right-wing lawyers in convicted felon Donald Trump's classified documents case: the right to argue in court on the former president's behalf. Now it appears Cannon's ruling has opened the floodgates for all those who would profess themselves friends of Trump, …

"She doesn’t belong on the bench": Experts say Cannon's move suggests she's "trying to kill" case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

"She doesn’t belong on the bench": Experts say Cannon's move suggests she's "trying to kill" case

Salon  

June 10 will mark a full year since U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon was randomly assigned Donald Trump’s classified documents case. “This whole way she has conducted this case is wildly, totally, crazily unusual,” CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin argued, pointing to the decision to allow outside attorneys not just to file amicus briefs, in which they would comment on …

Cannon lets lawyers with right wing ties back Trump's classified docs dismissal demand
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Cannon lets lawyers with right wing ties back Trump's classified docs dismissal demand

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will allow a number of outside parties with ties to a right-wing organization to give arguments during a hearing later this month on whether to throw out former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. According to Lawfare's Anna Bower, Cannon is allowing a trio of attorneys who filed amici — Josh Blackman, Gene Schaerr, …

Aileen Cannon hands Trump weeks to argue against latest gag order demand
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Aileen Cannon hands Trump weeks to argue against latest gag order demand

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon, the jurist presiding over special counsel Jack Smith's criminal case against Trump for storing highly classified national defense information, is giving the former president two weeks to rebut Smith's request to impose a gag order. "The special counsel first raised the issue on Friday night of Memorial Day weekend, saying that Trump’s Truth Social posts claiming the …

More than 1,000 appeals court complaints seek Judge Cannon's removal from Trump case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 1,000 appeals court complaints seek Judge Cannon's removal from Trump case

Raw Story  

Over 1,000 complaints have flooded into Judge Aileen Cannon's court, seeking her recusal from the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. According to CNBC News, "The complaints against Judge Aileen Cannon have come to light amid renewed criticism by some legal observers and Trump opponents that she is slow-walking the criminal case against the former president to …

Judge Cannon put on notice that her 'disqualification cup runneth over' in Trump case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Cannon put on notice that her 'disqualification cup runneth over' in Trump case

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon's "disqualification cup runneth over" in Donald Trump's criminal document-handling and Espionage Act case, a former federal prosecutor said. Continuing on to address the delay in the documents trial, Kirschner said, "This is Judge Cannon's delay." "What I think is most concerning is that some months ago Judge Cannon, when it became clear that May 20th, the date …

'Particularly problematic': Ex-U.S. attorney slams Aileen Cannon's latest ruling
10 months ago

'Particularly problematic': Ex-U.S. attorney slams Aileen Cannon's latest ruling

Raw Story  

Much to special counsel Jack Smith's frustration, Judge Aileen Cannon has repeatedly delayed the trial for his Mar-a-Lago documents case against former President Donald Trump. On Sunday, Cannon made a decision in the case that former federal prosecutor Joyce White Vance considers "particularly problematic." Cannon, a Trump-appointed federal judge, wrote, "The Court does not authorize Defendant Trump's proposed redactions to …

'Ridiculous': Legal experts accuse Judge Cannon of 'unnecessary editorializing' in filing
10 months ago

'Ridiculous': Legal experts accuse Judge Cannon of 'unnecessary editorializing' in filing

Raw Story  

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over classified document retention is catching some heat for her latest court filing. Earlier on Sunday, Judge Aileen Cannon issued a ruling in which she stated she was "disappointed" in the conduct of Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case against Trump. Political and legal commentator Allison Gill, better known as "Mueller, …

Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing
10 months ago

Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon, the jurist overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over stashed documents in Florida, has some harsh words for the prosecutors in that case in a new filing Sunday. Cannon, who has been criticized for purportedly slow-playing the federal case over the former president's alleged hoarding and refusal to return confidential documents from the White House, has become known …

Judge Cannon buried by ex-CIA official for 'indefensible' Trump stolen docs case stalling
10 months ago

Judge Cannon buried by ex-CIA official for 'indefensible' Trump stolen docs case stalling

Raw Story  

An attorney who served in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of General Counsel took to the pages of the New York Times to accuse U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon of aiding and abetting Donald Trump's theft of government documents by not letting the DOJ's case get a fair hearing. According to Brian Greer …

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