Judge Cannon Refused to Step Down from Classified Docs Case

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Judge Aileen Cannon, the judge overseeing former President Trump's classified documents case, rejected suggestions from two of her superiors on the bench to pass the high-profile case to a more experienced judge, the New York Times reports.

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... Why it matters: Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge, has come under intense scrutiny over her handling of the classified documents case, with critics accusing her of intentionally slow-walking it.

Driving the news: The New York Times reports that the chief judge in the Southern District of Florida, Cecilia M. Altonaga, and another judge, unnamed by the newspaper, urged her to consider passing the Trump trial over to a more experienced judge.

- - - The judges contacted her via phone call shortly after she took on the case, per the NYT. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-20 02:58 PM | Reply

I find it hard to believe that a visit from someone in the justice department couldn't convince this judge that her life could literally be hanging in the balance. and her families. and we'll only say it once.

there's a time and place for everything and when folks just refuse to understand, you might have to draw them a picture

#2 | Posted by brerrabbit at 2024-06-20 06:57 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

Another woman, doing something funky. I'm shocked.

#3 | Posted by look_inward at 2024-06-20 07:04 PM | Reply

What did the smelly orange pedo do with the missing Russia binder?

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-06-20 07:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Judge Cannon: "I'm betting on Trump and I'll expect a seat on the Supreme Court at his first opportunity to appoint me. I'm not doing this just to be nice; Justice Cannon, sounds exactly what I'd like to be called for the rest of my life.

#5 | Posted by danni at 2024-06-20 08:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Another woman, doing something funky. I'm shocked.

What time is it in Dumfukistan?

#6 | Posted by zarnon at 2024-06-20 10:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The left believes the only place a woman should be making tough decisions is at an abortion clinic. Amiright?!?

#7 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2024-06-20 11:44 PM | Reply

Cannon's problem isn't that she's incompetent, foolish, and corrupt - her problem is being so stupid as to allow all three debilities to converge and roar out to the world word of her stunning unfitness for the job. Bad timing, bad luck, bad raw material.

#8 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-06-21 05:39 AM | Reply

No Waffles, your wrong and still ignorant, as usual...

The Left believes that Judge Cannon is irretrievably corrupt,
as is evident by all of her favoritism for the Defense, her rulings
in favor of delay until after the election, and her outright contempt
for Jack Smith and his team of legals.

#9 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-06-21 06:39 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The left believes the only place a woman should be making tough decisions is at an abortion clinic. Amiright?!?

Do I take a right or left at the Unicorns to get to the fantasy world you inhabit?

#10 | Posted by zarnon at 2024-06-21 07:12 AM | Reply

She's entirely underqualified and in over her heard. She's in the bag for the felon and doing everything she can to win the case for him or at least delay it in the hopes he wins and can tell the DOJ to dismiss the charges in blatant corruption.

He doesn't argue he's innocent. He argues he is immune.

"I'm betting on Trump and I'll expect a seat on the Supreme Court"

She is the perfect corrupt right wing shill to be installed on the court.

#11 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-06-21 08:36 AM | Reply

This judge will soon hear claims from the Trump legal beagles that the Special Counsel law is unconstitutional. I think it 55-45 that she will agree, and attempt to strike down the Office of special Counsel. Jack Smith will then go to the appeals court, and as part of his motion to reverse he will ask that this Trump sycophant be removed from the case. The appeals court will agree, and a new judge will be assigned. Trial will still not commence before the election. If Der Dotard wins at the ballot box, the case will go away. If Diamond Joe is re-elected, Trump will go away for some specified period of time...

#12 | Posted by catdog at 2024-06-21 09:21 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

She has no reason to recuse herself.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-06-21 06:38 PM | Reply

She's tainted. She's working for Trump.

#14 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-06-21 06:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#13 ... She has no reason to recuse herself. ...

But the Appeals Court may have reasons.

So far, the Appeals Court overturned her opinions twice.

Not just overturned her rulings, but overturned them in scathing turn-downs.

Third time's the charm for removal from the case?

I dunno.

But how long will the Appeals Court put up with her stalling and poor decisions?

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-21 07:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It seems to me that Cannon is deliberately staging/b> appeals to run out the clock.

With her record and Trump's m.o., the motive is a no-brainer.

#16 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-06-22 03:32 PM | Reply