Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Special Counsel Report

The federal judge who oversaw the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump issued an order Tuesday temporarily blocking the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation.

Posted by Corky at 07:32 PM | 19 COMMENTS | permalink

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NEW: Judge Aileen Cannon blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the investigations into Donald Trump's Florida documents and D.C. election subversion cases.

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-- Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) January 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM

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"Joe Biden has immunity. He should ignore what partisan hack Aileen Cannon just did and release the Smith report immediately."

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Wow, Cannon is sure werking hard for that next Supreme Court vacancy.

And if Garland keeps screwing around rather than releasing the Report, he's going to go down in history as an accomplice to the J6 Insurrection. if he hasn't already.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-07 01:57 PM

She's a horrible person. Need we say any more??

#2 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-07 02:00 PM

If there was ever any doubt as to her objectivity, this move erases it all.

#3 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-01-07 05:20 PM

"Joe Biden has immunity. He should ignore what partisan hack Aileen Cannon just did and release the Smith report immediately."

Biden hasn't done anything to protect America from Trump and he's not going to start now.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-07 05:23 PM

Some folks actually read the order. Charges were dropped against Trump,but are still pending against codefendants. Walter Naura for example. Jack Smiths draft report lays out the case against Nauta ( the prosecutions side only) Nauta's defense is prohibited by existing gag orders from rebutting against the allegations publicly. Therefore releasing the report unfairlly prejudices any potential jury pool against defendant Nauta.

Now, class, that is the reason why the report should not be released at this particular time, and Cannons ruling merely postpones release pending an appeals court determination.

So, Can you give a MORE compelling reason why it should be released at this particular moment? Didn't think so.

#5 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-01-07 09:19 PM

Oh look, this guy has a compelling reason,

"Rep. Gerald Connolly, Va., the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, criticized Cannon's decision on Tuesday.

"DOJ must release its report on Trump's mishandling of classified documents by January 20 so that the American people can understand the full extent of the President-elect's unlawful possession of hundreds of the government's most sensitive documents," he said in a statement. "The public's right to know is paramount."

So yeah, Politics., disguised as the public's right to know BEFORE the inauguration? As if he thinks there is still a chance to stop it somehow?

#6 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-01-07 09:38 PM

Yeah, the DOJ is a separate, co-equal branch of government, and in this case, should just tell Cannon to pound sand. Release the report, my taxpayer dollars demand it.

#7 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-01-07 10:08 PM

DOJ is part of a separate, co-equal branch...

#8 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-01-07 10:08 PM

FDT is a traitor, and his supporters are traitors, too. Release the report, let us all know how big a traitor he is, so we can stop having these useless "arguments" with MAGA idiots about this stuff.

#9 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-01-07 10:13 PM

So, Can you give a MORE compelling reason why it should be released at this particular moment? Didn't think so.

#5 | Posted by Miranda7

If it is not released before january 20 it will never be released. Seems like a good reason to me.

#10 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-01-07 10:19 PM

Nauta will NEVER see the inside of a courtroom, like EVER.

FFS his co defendant can and will pardon him on day one.

#11 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-01-07 10:19 PM

America REALLY needs to start teaching critical thinking skills.

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-01-07 10:20 PM

Miranda dropped a nuclear bomb on this thread and the hyper partisans can't cope.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-01-07 11:01 PM

Two most corrupt, most corrupting influences in our legal system today.
First, the Supreme Corrupt Court with Clarence and the other far right bigots.
SEcond, Cannon being appointed to a lifetime cushy job by Trump and then ruling consistently to make sure Trump and his gang face no legal consequences for their actions. Trump clearly stole American papers and kept them at Mar a lago.

#14 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-01-08 06:51 AM

"We don't care."
-American Voters 2024

#15 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-08 07:11 AM

To quote Mel Brooks, "It's good to be king"

#16 | Posted by Sezu at 2025-01-08 08:34 AM

Cockroaches hate light.

#17 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-01-08 01:31 PM

Now, class, that is the reason why the report should not be released at this particular time, and Cannons ruling merely postpones release pending an appeals court determination.

According to some press reports, Cannon didn't have the authority to make such a ruling because the case was being appealed and therefore no longer within her jurisdiction.

#18 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-01-08 05:05 PM

She's going for SCOTUS, obviously. He'll give it to her, too.

It sucks when crappy behavior is rewarded, but that's America today. We voted for it.

#19 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-01-08 07:33 PM

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