Judge Cannon's ruling will create a pathway for an appeal to the Supreme Court before the case can move forward " and, for that matter, for the special counsel, Jack Smith, to ask an appeals court to remove her. But it all may be moot since Judge Cannon's previous delays have already all but ensured there could be no trial until after the 2024 election. If Trump wins, as polls currently indicate is likely, he could use his power over the Justice Department to have it scuttle the case anyway. - Charlie Savage NYT

The ruling is an attempt to roll back nearly 30 years of how special counsels, like Jack Smith, have gotten their jobs. In short, special counsels are now governed by Justice Department regulations set by the discretion and through the statutory authority of the attorney general. That has been the case since the Clinton administration, when the previous law governing independent prosecutors was allowed to lapse in the wake of the Whitewater investigations. - Alan Feuer, NY Times

It was only a matter of time, she was always going to do this. What recourse does the special council have now?

He was a great guest on the Howard Stern show back in the day. It was always funny when he showed up.

Before he took the stage in Butler, Trump sent out a fundraising email to supporters.

"ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN ONE HOUR!" Trump wrote. "I could be making a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT that's sure to strike FEAR into the hearts of our DEEP STATE ENEMIES.""

Suing advertisers is a great way to drum up more advertising business!!! /s

It's both. They aren't mutually exclusive.

If you're writing personal checks holding up the line at the store in 2024 you're an -----.

Would have, or would've. Never "would of."

It's like nails on a chalkboard reading that.

But Biden is too old!!!!1one

"Only the best people."

The tail is wagging the dog. Some very rich people who don't exactly want to be seen as Trump supporters but still want Biden gone started this "he's got to quit" narrative. It's the new "but her emails."

Neither side would have allowed this to go to court and have any damning evidence be introduced into a public record. $243 million is chump change to Boeing.

But her emails!!!!

It's a bad law, but he could just stop taking the disability payments and not owe the $30k.

#58,

Reverend!

Pretty sure this was posted a month ago when it happened

They should have had to pay the full $24 million.

Few people have missed a joke as badly as you just did Earthmuse.

More: Chief Justice John Roberts slipped the allowance into his majority opinion, as the justices ruled 6"3 in Trump's favor along ideological lines. In a quiet sentence, Roberts argued that the fresh take on the executive branch relationship would help the president carry out his constitutional duties.

"The president may discuss potential investigations and prosecutions with his Attorney General and other Justice Department officials to carry out his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed,'" Roberts wrote.

"And the Attorney General, as head of the Justice Department, acts as the President's chief law enforcement officer' who provides vital assistance to [him] in the performance of [his] constitutional duty to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution,'" Roberts continued, citing a precedent from an immunity case argued for Cabinet members, Mitchell v. Forsyth.

This means that if Trump returns to office, he will have free rein to wield the Justice Department as he sees fit"and he and his allies have already given plenty of indications as to what they plan to do.

What's more American than "TELEVISED MILITARY TRIBUNALS" of private citizens?!? /s

Sounds like something that happens in North Korea but MAGA will eat it up and ask for seconds.

Said it a week or two ago but it should be repeated. Gutting public school systems to fund charter schools and vouchers was one of the worst ideas in the history of ideas.