Judge Cannon plans more 'mischief' in Trump case if Jack Smith doesn't stop her: expert
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Cannon plans more 'mischief' in Trump case if Jack Smith doesn't stop her: expert

Raw Story  

Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman used his Wednesday evening appearance on MSNBC to lay into right-wing Judge Aileen Cannon's latest behavior in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case — and explain how special counsel Jack Smith, too, has grown fed up. Cannon, who has intervened in the case in former President Donald Trump's favor multiple times and is herself a Trump appointee, has moved to propose the jury consider Trump's baseless claims to be shielded from prosecution for hoarding classified documents by the Presidential Records Act — while refusing to resolve the issue herself, in a way that could let her shut down the whole trial later. "What is the purpose of this filing that Jack Smith filed in response to Judge Cannon?" he is saying, you have to decide this, Judge Cannon, and you have to decide it in plenty of time for us to appeal, and if you don't, if you continue to dither, then we are going to mandamus you, for the very act of not deciding," Litman added.

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Live updates: Trump presidential transition news
54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news

CNN  

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases — the 2020 election subversion prosecution and the charges of mishandling classified documents — against Donald Trump be dismissed, it …

Special counsel Jack Smith takes first step to halt Trump prosecution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel Jack Smith takes first step to halt Trump prosecution

Politico  

In a terse, one-page court filing, Smith acknowledged Trump’s victory Tuesday has upended the case, prompting prosecutors to ask for more time to determine how to proceed. In the filing, Assistant Special Counsel Molly Gaston said the Justice Department would provide a further update on the “result of its deliberations” on the case by Dec. 2. Smith’s filing came at …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump, joined by his wife, Melania, and son Barron, arrives to speak at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Fla. The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special counsel Jack Smith …

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 …

Judge Aileen Cannon will oversee charges against would-be Trump assassin
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge Aileen Cannon will oversee charges against would-be Trump assassin

Raw Story  

A familiar face will preside over federal charges filed against the man who authorities said sat in a bush with a high-powered rifle waiting to shoot former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago country club, according to CNN. Cannon, a far-right judge who was herself appointed by Trump, is best known for overseeing the federal case against Trump brought by …

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 …

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the former president after a Supreme Court opinion that narrowed the scope of the landmark prosecution, according to a court filing. Smith’s team did not propose specific dates but said it would be prepared to file an opening legal brief on …

Trump trials: Jack Smith is reportedly reconsidering his strategy.
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump trials: Jack Smith is reportedly reconsidering his strategy.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Meanwhile, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is considering whether to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing for a second time in the hush money case or let it continue as planned, despite Trump’s defense team appealing the case …

Jack Smith urges appeals court to revive Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case after Judge Cannon’s ‘nonsensical’ ruling
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith urges appeals court to revive Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case after Judge Cannon’s ‘nonsensical’ ruling

The Independent  

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Jack Smith officially appeals dismissal of classified documents case to 11th Circuit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith officially appeals dismissal of classified documents case to 11th Circuit

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith has formally filed an appeal of District Judge Aileen Cannon's decision to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against former President Donald Trump to the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge whose rulings have drawn criticism for consistently benefiting the former president, cited a concurrence by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …

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 …

Election interference judge slaps down mass 'coordinated' effort ahead of Trump hearing
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Election interference judge slaps down mass 'coordinated' effort ahead of Trump hearing

Raw Story  

A "coordinated" effort to claim victim status in former President Donald Trump's federal election interference case has been slapped down days before it returns to court, records show. Judge Tanya Chutkan Tuesday rejected eight motions from anonymous parties who sought the right to file to the Washington D.C. docket under the Crime Victims Relief Act, court records show. Smith accused …

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: A Big Test for Presidential Immunity
54 years, 11 months ago

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: A Big Test for Presidential Immunity

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision will be tested for the first time this month: Judge Tanya Chutkan is reopening special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case, and she’s set a hearing date of Aug. 16. A federal …

Three Ways That Jack Smith Could Resurrect the Classified Documents Case
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Three Ways That Jack Smith Could Resurrect the Classified Documents Case

Slate  

The federal government’s classified documents indictment was once considered a “slam dunk.” But this month, Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida dismissed the case, ruling that the attorney general improperly appointed Jack Smith, and therefore Smith could not legally prosecute Trump. “Smith could argue that she has gone so far afield with this that she should …

Jack Smith’s Final Showdown With Aileen Cannon?
54 years, 11 months ago

Jack Smith’s Final Showdown With Aileen Cannon?

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Special counsel Jack Smith is hoping to save his second criminal indictment of Donald Trump, filing a notice of appeal with Judge Aileen Cannon that seeks to undo her dismissal of the classified documents case. And down in …

'Judicial malpractice': Judge Cannon accused of boosting 'wacky or unfounded arguments'
5 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, …

Jack Smith officially challenges Cannon's dismissal of Trump classified document case
5 months ago

Jack Smith officially challenges Cannon's dismissal of Trump classified document case

Raw Story  

Special Counsel Jack Smith Wednesday filed his appeal after Florida federal court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed his classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, court records show. The two-page filing simply states Smith means to take Cannon's controversial ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. This move comes just two days after Cannon tossed 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 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 …

Jack Smith appeals Cannon's dismissal in classified documents case
5 months, 1 week ago

Jack Smith appeals Cannon's dismissal in classified documents case

Salon  

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office announced plans to appeal Judge Aileen Cannon’s order to dismiss a case against former President Donald Trump and two codefendants for improperly holding classified documents after his presidency. The Wednesday appeal to the Eleventh Circuit court paves the way for Cannon’s dismissal, which cited Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s theory that using special counsels in …

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 …

Bye, bye Aileen
5 months, 1 week ago

Bye, bye Aileen

Salon  

Judge Aileen Cannon ran her courtroom in Fort Pierce, Florida, like a massage parlor for one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best friends, and on Monday she wrapped up her special service when she dismissed all charges against Donald Trump in his trial for stealing and mishandling classified documents and obstructing the government’s attempts to recover them. In November of 2022, Jack …

Trump's classified documents case heads to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump's classified documents case heads to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

NPR  

Trump's classified documents case heads to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Special Counsel Jack Smith says he will appeal a federal judge's decision to dismiss all the charges against former President Trump for mishandling classified documents. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Special counsel Jack Smith says he will appeal a ruling by a federal judge to dismiss charges against former President …

The Supreme Court’s immunity decision is the gift that keeps giving to Donald Trump
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s classified documents case
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s classified documents case

The Independent  

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Judge tosses Trump's classified documents case, rules special counsel Jack Smith's appointment ‘unconstitutional’
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge tosses Trump's classified documents case, rules special counsel Jack Smith's appointment ‘unconstitutional’

Hindustan Times  

A US judge dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of mishandling classified information, an extraordinary turn of events nearly two years after FBI agents searched his Florida estate for missing national secrets and as he strives to regain the White House. The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed …

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 …

Judge dismisses Trump documents case over special counsel appointment
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge dismisses Trump documents case over special counsel appointment

NPR  

Judge dismisses Trump documents case over special counsel appointment toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump over the manner in which special counsel Jack Smith was appointed. “The Superseding Indictment is DISMISSED because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States …

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 Aileen Cannon repeatedly cites Clarence Thomas to dismiss Trump indictment
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge Aileen Cannon repeatedly cites Clarence Thomas to dismiss Trump indictment

Salon  

Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, ruling that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith by the Department of Justice violated the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution. "The Special Counsel's position effectively usurps that important legislative authority, transferring it to a Head of Department, and in the process threatening the …

Jack Smith gives Judge Cannon new evidence that Trump should be gagged in documents case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jack Smith gives Judge Cannon new evidence that Trump should be gagged in documents case

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith provided a raft of new evidence to District Judge Aileen Cannon on Friday that former President Donald Trump needs to be placed under a gag order in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case — and specifically, that his conspiracy theories and attacks on law enforcement have led to racist threats against a judge overseeing another of his …

'Essential questions': Trump demands Cannon yank Smith based on Supreme Court ruling
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Essential questions': Trump demands Cannon yank Smith based on Supreme Court ruling

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump invoked the Supreme Court's recent immunity decision to demand Judge Aileen Cannon rule special counsel Jack Smith's appointment is unconstitutional, according to a new filing in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The Supreme Court ruled that presidents have a presumption of immunity from prosecution for "official acts," but gave lower courts very little guidance on what …

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 …

"Chance for them to seek a recusal": Experts say Judge Cannon could give Jack Smith ammo to boot her
5 months, 4 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. …

'Unlike any other judge': Cannon slammed by ex-prosecutor as 'unprofessional'
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'Unlike any other judge': Cannon slammed by ex-prosecutor as 'unprofessional'

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's regular clashes with the prosecutors in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case are "unprofessional" and far beyond what a typical judge would let happen in their courtroom, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Salon's Marina Villenueve. Normally attorneys do their utmost not to say anything to anger a judge, said Rahmani — but in this case, …

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 …

'Keeps getting better:' Expert says Trump trial delay just served Jack Smith a win
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'Keeps getting better:' Expert says Trump trial delay just served Jack Smith a win

Raw Story  

The ongoing delay in former President Donald Trump's classified documents case has outraged critics who say Judge Aileen Cannon is tipping the scales in favor of the man who appointed her, but one legal expert Tuesday made a case for a surprising benefactor: special counsel Jack Smith. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance pointed to reports of Trump's 2020 Mar-a-Lago trip, …

'She was challenging him': Analyst lays out tough day for prosecutors in secret docs case
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'She was challenging him': Analyst lays out tough day for prosecutors in secret docs case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his lawyers went up against special counsel Jack Smith's team in Florida on Monday, day two of three, where Judge Aileen Cannon will hear five motions. Read Also: A criminologist explains why Judge Cannon must step away from Trump trial immediately "There was a very tense moment between Judge Aileen Cannon and David Harbach, on behalf of …

Judge Cannon skeptical over whether to gag Donald Trump in secret documents case: report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge Cannon skeptical over whether to gag Donald Trump in secret documents case: report

Raw Story  

The judge in Donald Trump's secret documents case in Florida reportedly appeared skeptical Monday over possibly gagging the former president. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon held a hearing in her Fort Pierce, Florida, court on whether to restrict the 45th president's speech by asking for more proof from special counsel Jack Smith to show that his rhetoric inspired …

Judge Cannon hearing might finally give Jack Smith chance to demand recusal: Ex-prosecutor
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge Cannon hearing might finally give Jack Smith chance to demand recusal: Ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith might finally be given an opening to complain about Judge Aileen Cannon's conduct to the appellate division, depending on how she handles the gag order motion against former President Donald Trump, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman told CNN's Brianna Keilar. "Prosecutors in this gag order hearing are pointing to Trump's false claims that he was at …

'What are we even doing here?' Aileen Cannon slammed for endangering lives with delay
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'What are we even doing here?' Aileen Cannon slammed for endangering lives with delay

Raw Story  

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case has taken her delay dalliances so far as to put American lives at risk, according to a seething new editorial. Salon editor Charles R. Davis on Monday slammed Judge Aileen Cannon's delays in considering special counsel Jack Smith plea to tighten restrictions on Trump's dangerous rhetoric, which has seen …

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 …

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

Trump judge presses his attorneys on ‘shadow government’ claims in Jack Smith hearing
6 months ago

Trump judge presses his attorneys on ‘shadow government’ claims in Jack Smith hearing

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. On Friday, Trump’s attorneys and his allies argued that Smith — who brought federal …

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