Judge Aileen Cannon to entertain Trump’s claim the special counsel is unlawful in Friday hearing

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/21/politics/aileen-cannon-trump-classified-documents-special-counsel-constitutional-hearing/index.html

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  1. >Trump’s attempt to nullify the special counsel’s office’s work is an anomaly among recent efforts from other defendants in different federal courts to do the same, because Cannon is giving far more time to weigh the challenge than other judges have in recent years.

    One thing we can all agree on is she is consistent.

  2. How much extra is Aileen Cannon being paid to let Trump remain free?

  3. This is why she ignored her boss’s suggestion to pass on the case.

  4. By all means, rule he isn’t lawfully appointed (and give the SC something to challenge).

  5. So, if she rules in convicted felon Trumps favor then I guess that means Hunter Biden’s conviction is nullified?

  6. How is this woman still employed? The US judicial appointment system is really insane.

  7. I have determined that while not unlawful, the appointment of Jack Smith will require 6-7 years of further delays to determine the constitutionality of the *question* of his appointment before then going to the Supreme Court or some such bull shit.

  8. **Trump:** You see… I’m rubber, *[accordion hands]* you’re glue…

    **Cannon:** Sounds interesting. Let him continue…

  9. if she declares it unlawful, it’d be appealed, wouldn’t it? and a new special prosecutor can be appointed in another jurisdiction like DC?

  10. I expect her to suddenly become very wealthy in the next year or so.

    And no, I don’t think she’s banking on the Supreme Court. I doubt she’d want to expose herself to the confirmation hearings.

  12. This is all just busy work for her to create the illusion that she’s moving things along.

  13. My neighbours to the south:

    Your democracy is being stolen from you.

    They’re never going to give it back.

    Don’t let them have it in the first place.

  14. Robert Mueller wasn’t confirmed by the Senate.

  16. I would like to submit to the court that anyone working to prosecute my client for his numerous crimes is illegal, unconstitutional, and my client has instructed me to add: “very bad.”

    >Sounds like a compelling legal argument. I’m scheduling a series of 308 pre-trial hearings to consider it.

    -“Judge” Aileen Cannon

  17. This case is completely dead as long as she is the judge it will never ever go to trial.

  18. Vote. Vote. Vote . Keep these traitors in check

  21. Any Judge who can seriously even CONSIDER the claim that a special counsel is “unlawful” is so biased and full of shit, she should be removed from the case (if not the bench) IMMEDIATELY.

  22. She will certainly “entertain” Trump’s claim and promptly give her decision in 6-8 months.

  23. Entertain is a great choice of words here. All she does is publicly demonstrate her incompetence and ignorance of law and procedure.

  25. As if there wasn’t just the incentive to not have Trump in office again….

    VOTE BLUE DOWN THE BALLOT. A BLUE HOUSE + SENATE WILL ALLOW US TO RID THE BENCHES OF THIS TRASH.

  26. It would actually be a good thing if she agreed with Trump’s lawyers and found Smith’s appointment unlawful because it would give him the perfect thing to point to when he appeals it to have her removed from the case.

  27. Trump really drained that swamp… and filled it with raw sewage.

  28. I hope she disqualifies Jack Smith because, not only will an appellate court overrule this decision, but it’ll also end her assignment in the docs case b/c a disciplinary board would likely remove her.

    There’s just too much precedent for Smith to cite, and for the appellate court to ignore, which ultimately makes the thought of entertaining this motion laughable.

  29. Too bad our courts don’t have a penalty for obvious bias and slow walking. If she was a contractor and delayed and cheapened materials on a job, she would have been fired and fined a long time ago. Trump et al know once this case is actually tried he’s toast, the evidence is overwhelming. We all know Trump has Cannon in his pocket and is hoping for a win in November to totally erase this very treasonous, traitorous sin against our country that he knowingly committed.

  31. When is the current Potus ordering her assassination, according to Trump he is allowed to do that.

  32. Someone should show her in her Little Lawyer Annie playset where the judge sits.

    Hint: It’s not beside the defendant.

  33. It’s there really no way for the justice system to correct such an obviously unlawful judge? 

    Seems like any judge could just drag out any case forever to avoid justice.

  35. I love how there are only two pictures of her lol. Imagine doing something like this for someone who will just forget your name entirely. She really is acting like there will be no consequences for her. Technically she’s not breaking the law, but justice delayed is justice denied. Willing to bet the majority of the country likes to see the law upheld. Hope this saga ends soon, this is all it is, a huge saga.

  37. So where’s that guy at who kept downvoting me months ago when I kept saying Jack Smith had never encountered a criminal like Trump before and the guy kept insisting Smith wasn’t going to have any trouble dealing with Trump due to all of his considerable global experience with felons of every kind? Guessing he’s nowhere to be found now, huh? I tried to tell him at the time this was going to be a problem because Garland had fucked this whole thing up from the start by not charging Trump immediately once he knew the documents had been stolen like he should have.

    Smith and the DOJ are getting worked just like Democrats keep getting worked by Republicans because they continue to underestimate Republican criminality at every turn. Republicans are constantly five steps ahead and Democrats are always playing catch up. Canon may be a complete novice on the bench but it doesn’t matter. The people who put her on the bench know what they’re doing and they’ve completely succeeded in making sure Trump will never face any accountability for one of the most serious offenses he’s committed against our country.

    Great job Garland. You F’d us once again by slow walking this case. Republicans took full advantage of your incompetence and Smith’s getting worked at every turn now.

  38. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if the orange shit gibbon claimed “Electric transgender space sharks beamed the documents into Mar-a-Lardo” and the case should be dropped. Compromised Cannon: “Trans sharks, you say? I’m listening…”

  39. Supreme Court Justice Aileen Cannon . Coming soon to corrupt court near you courtesy of ol’ Mango Mush.

  40. Once Trump loses in November, he’s going to have a tough time delaying the trials another four years.

  41. When’s enough, enough? When will Jack Smith act to have her removed?

  42. Let’s not forget the big picture here – espionage. The topic is national security. Trump put state secrets at risk that would, by definition, cause “grave damage to the national security of the USA.”

    In more concrete terms, Cannon has been given the responsible of keeping the USA safe. She isn’t just showing favoritism to a fellow MAGA with her decisions, she is actively providing aid and comfort to enemies of the USA.

    More covert agents were captured or killed under Trump’s watch than any other president. Trump diminished billions of dollars in DOD/IC Investments by giving away classified capabilities to stoke his own ego.

    Smith was given the job of prosecuting this, and she’s openly questioning the basis? Who TF does she think she is?!?

  44. Why is a Trump appointee who’s clearly in his pocket allowed to rule on this stuff? Is this country a joke? That’s kind of a rhetorical question, unfortunately.

  45. I am not even a judge, and I even know that she is handling this case as if she was in school, she needs to give that case to someone else, and the people that is over her, should take her off of the case, she is going too far, he stole military documents, and she is handling the case as if she was a friend of his and she is doing everything on behalf of trump and this don’t look good to the America people. What judge brings outside people into a court to argue a case that they have nothing to do with, so she can find a way to get rid of the case against trump. That alone is unlawful, and something should be done.

  46. Shouldn’t Trump want this trial to over with quickly? If he’s innocent there’s no reason to keep delaying.

  48. This one loyalist judge is a free preview of what the whole administration will look like if trump wins. It’ll be soooo stupid and set the country back in more ways than we can imagine.

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