Judge Aileen Cannon officially ends Trump's special master 'that she never should've initiated'
2 years ago

Judge Aileen Cannon officially ends Trump's special master 'that she never should've initiated'

Raw Story  

District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday officially ended a special master proceeding that former President Donald Trump had sought after government documents were seized from his Mar-a-Lago resort. "We cannot write a rule that allows any subject of a search warrant to block government investigations after the execution of the warrant," Judge William Pryor for a unanimous panel ruling. On Monday, Cannon made the termination of the special master proceeding official. In a tweet on Monday, attorney Norm Eisen noted that Cannon "never should've initiated" the special master proceeding.

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Man Who Attempted To Assassinate Trump In Florida Wants Judge Aileen Cannon Off His Case
2 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 …

Aileen Cannon set to oversee apparent Trump assassination attempt case in Florida
3 months ago

Aileen Cannon set to oversee apparent Trump assassination attempt case in Florida

Politico  

According to prosecutors and police, a Secret Service agent opened fire on Routh after spotting a rifle barrel poking through a fence surrounding the golf course as Trump was about a hole away. Cannon, whose chambers are in Fort Pierce, Florida, was assigned the case through a random draw among about 10 federal judges who regularly take cases arising in …

Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose a right-wing junket
3 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, …

Legal analysts dive into new demand to remove Judge Cannon from classified documents case
3 months, 1 week 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
3 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 …

Legal experts want Judge Cannon removed from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Legal experts want Judge Cannon removed from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case

NPR  

Legal experts want Judge Cannon removed from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images MIAMI — A retired federal judge is among those asking an appeals court to reassign former President Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents case to a new judge. In documents filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, two groups of legal …

Expert shows how next week could decide 'whether Judge Cannon should remain' on Trump case
3 months, 4 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 …

Why Judge Cannon will be removed from Trump case after 'horrific' ruling: legal expert
5 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
5 months, 1 week 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"
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Legal experts hope latest Cannon ruling means a new Trump docs case with a new judge
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Donald Trump classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon
5 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon

Daily Mail  

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump in a bombshell ruling less than 48 hours after the former president was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania. The decision has an enormous impact on Trump's legal battles, and he now faces just two criminal trials in Georgia and the federal court in Washington D.C. A …

Column: Aileen Cannon’s ruling isn’t just legally flawed. It has nothing to do with the law
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Judge Cannon insists she's not 'resource-wasting' by granting Trump another hearing
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Cannon insists she's not 'resource-wasting' by granting Trump another hearing

Raw Story  

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon denied former President Donald Trump's claim that omissions in a warrant to search Mar-a-Lago would have nullified the "probable cause" standard. However, she also said she would hold yet another hearing on Trump's attempt to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from piercing attorney-client privilege. "he Motion offers an insufficient basis to believe that inclusion …

'Can't overstate how unusual it is': Legal expert puts Judge Cannon on notice in docs case
5 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 …

Exasperated Cannon shuts down prosecutors who said Trump team tried to 'hijack' hearings
5 months, 4 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 …

Judge Cannon poised to reject Trump request to toss evidence: report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge Cannon poised to reject Trump request to toss evidence: report

Raw Story  

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, a Donald Trump appointee, will likely rule against one of the former president's requests, a court watcher predicted. "Judge Cannon appears poised to reject one of Trump's challenges to the validity of the warrant that authorized FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in 2022," Bower wrote on X. Bower said Cannon "grew frustrated" with Trump's attorney …

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

Judge Cannon rejects Trump advisor Stephen Miller's request to intervene in docs case
6 months ago

Judge Cannon rejects Trump advisor Stephen Miller's request to intervene in docs case

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon has reportedly denied Donald Trump advisor Stephen Miller's request to argue against a gag order being considered in the former president's criminal Espionage Act case. Recently, Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor in that case and another federal case in Washington, D.C., has been fighting for a gag order stemming from Trump's false claims about the FBI …

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

Stephen Miller seeks Judge Cannon's OK to intervene in Trump documents gag order dispute
6 months ago

Stephen Miller seeks Judge Cannon's OK to intervene in Trump documents gag order dispute

Raw Story  

The ink has only just dried on U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's rejection of a bid by Republican state attorneys general to intervene against special counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order on former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case — and now another Trump ally is trying it himself, reported Law & Crime. "America First …

Trump lawyer dodges as Aileen Cannon grills him over 'very ominous' claims: report
6 months ago

Trump lawyer dodges as Aileen Cannon grills him over 'very ominous' claims: report

Raw Story  

District court Judge Aileen Cannon pressed Donald Trump's attorney to defend an extraordinary claim about special counsel Jack Smith during a hearing on his appointment to investigate the former president. Trump's legal team and some political allies are arguing that Smith, who has charged the ex-president in Florida and Washington, D.C., was not lawfully appointed as special counsel, saying his …

Retired judge busts Aileen Cannon for stalling: 'Doesn't even have a trial date!'
6 months ago

Retired judge busts Aileen Cannon for stalling: 'Doesn't even have a trial date!'

Raw Story  

A retired judge cast aspersion on District Judge Aileen Cannon for stalling the trial of Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Cannon paused the trial indefinitely on May 7, less than two weeks before its previously scheduled start date, because she had too many outstanding motions and classified issues to resolve, and retired New York Supreme Court Judge …

Trump lawyers to make 'sweeping request' to Judge Cannon in sealed hearing: report
6 months ago

Trump lawyers to make 'sweeping request' to Judge Cannon in sealed hearing: report

Raw Story  

When Donald Trump's lawyers appear before Judge Aileen Cannon in a sealed hearing next Tuesday, they will reportedly make a "sweeping request" to have the judge toss out a wide swath of evidence special counsel Jack Smith is prepared to use when the Mar-a-Lago stolen documents case finally goes to trial. According to a report from the Guardian's Hugo Lowell, …

Expert reveals who could force out 'slow on purpose' Judge Cannon
6 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 …

Judge In Trump's Documents Case Rejected Peers' Calls To Step Aside: Report
6 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 …

'Stunning': Legal experts react to 'extremely rare' development in Aileen Cannon saga
6 months ago

'Stunning': Legal experts react to 'extremely rare' development in Aileen Cannon saga

Raw Story  

Legal experts were left shocked Thursday after a New York Times report revealed that Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over Donald Trump's classified documents case, was told by other judges that she should pass the case off to a more experienced jurist. Read Also: A criminologist explains why Judge Cannon must step away from Trump trial immediately "It is …

Cannon's colleagues implored her to give Trump case to more experienced judge: N.Y. Times
6 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
6 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 …

Judge Cannon denies motion from 24 red states opposing Trump gag order
6 months ago

Judge Cannon denies motion from 24 red states opposing Trump gag order

Raw Story  

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon has denied a motion from 24 states that sought to defend former President Donald Trump. On May 24, special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion asking Cannon to impose a "gag order" after Trump suggested law enforcement agencies that searched his Mar-a-Lago property "were complicit in a plot to assassinate him." The traditionally Republican …

Judge Cannon is waiting for a Trump 'Hail Mary pass' so she can spike Mar-a-Lago case
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Trump lawyers expected to ask Judge Cannon to toss more incriminating evidence: report
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Mar-a-Lago judge allows activist attorneys to defend Trump in court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mar-a-Lago judge allows activist attorneys to defend Trump in court

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. Read our privacy policy The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s classified documents case …

Cannon lets lawyers with right wing ties back Trump's classified docs dismissal demand
6 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, …

More than 1,000 appeals court complaints seek Judge Cannon's removal from Trump case
6 months, 3 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 says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing
7 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
7 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 …

Jack Smith has one option to push back against Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon.
7 months, 1 week ago

Jack Smith has one option to push back against Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon.

Slate  

Special counsel Jack Smith is in a bind. While his Jan. 6–related indictment of Donald Trump is stalled until the Supreme Court weighs in, Florida District Court Judge Aileen Cannon gutted Smith’s remaining opportunity to take Trump to trial before the November election—in this case, over allegedly hoarding classified documents. Related From Slate Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the …

Aileen Cannon has taken Donald Trump’s classified documents trial off the calendar.
54 years, 11 months ago

Aileen Cannon has taken Donald Trump’s classified documents trial off the calendar.

Slate  

Keeping up with Donald Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and two separate civil and criminal trials in New York. Last week, Donald Trump’s legal defense earned a major victory when a judge officially removed special counsel Jack Smith’s trial date for the classified documents case. Cannon cited …

Judge Cannon's delay just made it 'more possible' Trump faces D.C. trial before election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Cannon's delay just made it 'more possible' Trump faces D.C. trial before election

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to "indefinitely delay" former President Donald Trump's criminal classified documents trial might come with a silver lining for special counsel Jack Smith, according to legal experts. Solicitor General Neil Katyal believes Cannon's postponement will allow Smith's team to put their entire focus on Trump's federal election immunity case, he said in a recent interview on MSNBC. …

'Bias and incompetence': Ex-Trump lawyer shreds Judge Aileen Cannon over trial delay
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Bias and incompetence': Ex-Trump lawyer shreds Judge Aileen Cannon over trial delay

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon was publicly shredded Tuesday by Donald Trump's onetime White House counsel over her decision — which he called biased and incompetent — to indefinitely delay the former president's classified documents case. Ty Cobb appeared on CNN's "Out Front" to slam the Florida federal court judge and bemoan the plight of special counsel Jack Smith, who …

'This isn't justice': Outrage mounts after Aileen Cannon delays Trump case 'indefinitely'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'This isn't justice': Outrage mounts after Aileen Cannon delays Trump case 'indefinitely'

Raw Story  

Outrage mounted Tuesday after Florida federal court Judge Aileen Cannon ruled to indefinitely delay former President Donald Trump's classified documents case. Cannon's newest ruling vacates Trump's May 20 trial date without setting another, arguing it would be "imprudent" to do so with multiple pre-trial motions pending, court records show. "Aileen Cannon has INDEFINITELY postponed Trump’s trial with NO new date …

Trump's classified documents trial postponed indefinitely by Judge Aileen Cannon
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's classified documents trial postponed indefinitely by Judge Aileen Cannon

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed the trial date for Donald Trump and his co-defendants in a case where he is accused of mishandling classified documents. The trial, initially set for May 20, 2024, was vacated to allow time for the resolution of numerous pre-trial motions and issues related to the Classified Information Procedures Act. "Judge CANNON has …

Judge Cannon shredded for giving Trump 'indefinite trial delay' with new actions
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Cannon shredded for giving Trump 'indefinite trial delay' with new actions

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon delivered Donald Trump an "indefinite trial delay" in his classified documents case, according to former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance. On Monday, Vance broke down Cannon's decision to "temporarily" stay the requirement for Trump to produce his critical Classified Information Procedures Act filing. Extending the 5 deadlines indefinitely is the same thing as giving Trump an indefinite trial …

Judge Cannon put on notice Trump's new motion to dismiss contains a 'fatal' flaw
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Cannon put on notice Trump's new motion to dismiss contains a 'fatal' flaw

Raw Story  

A new motion by Donald Trump's legal team to get the charges against their client in the stolen Mar-a-Lago documents case dismissed over accusations of selective prosecution is doomed based upon the unique circumstances of the case. According to Vladeck, "And yet, in a motion filed Thursday in Florida, his lawyers argue that Yick’s case provides a precedent for throwing …

'They are calling her terrible names!' Trump jumps to defense of Aileen Cannon
8 months, 1 week ago

'They are calling her terrible names!' Trump jumps to defense of Aileen Cannon

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump spoke out Thursday against the dangers to personal safety, and democracy, that arise when criminal court judges are publicly targeted by powerful people. "Crooked Joe Biden and his crew of Hacks and Thugs, led by Merrick Garland and Deranged Jack Smith, are working overtime to try to illegally intimidate and harass respected Federal Judge Aileen Cannon," …

'No way that is happening now': Judge Cannon effectively eliminates July trial schedule
8 months, 1 week ago

'No way that is happening now': Judge Cannon effectively eliminates July trial schedule

Raw Story  

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon effectively eliminated the possibility that former President Donald Trump could go to trial in July for allegedly mishandling classified documents. Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell pointed out that special counsel Jack Smith had proposed March 18 for Trump to file his notice under Section 5 of the Classified Information Procedures Act. "That’s not an unreasonable …

'It’s clear' Aileen Cannon 'is going in a ridiculous direction': retired judge
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'It’s clear' Aileen Cannon 'is going in a ridiculous direction': retired judge

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon's rulings have baffled and confounded many legal experts over the last year, and at least one retired judge thinks it's time for special counsel Jack Smith to get her booted from the Mar-a-Lago documents case. “It’s clear that she is going in a ridiculous direction,” she said, referring in part to jury instructions floated by Cannon that …

Cannon rejects Trump's bid to dismiss classified documents charges in new ruling
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cannon rejects Trump's bid to dismiss classified documents charges in new ruling

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his classified documents case based on the Presidential Records Act, according to court records and reports. Cannon ultimately opposed Trump's legal team's argument that he was allowed to store boxes of official documents at his Palm Beach social club Mar-a-Lago, reported MSNBC host Katie Phang. This decision parallels …

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