Trump’s been complaining “bigly” about “unfair” judges lately. He’s mad because they see though his bullshit and delaying games and are forcing him to have to deal with his crimes and other misdeeds. However Trump just got another reminder he DOES have one friend wearing judge’s robes, willing to do one solid after another to protect him. Federal Judge Aileen “Loose” Cannon, who not-at-all coincidently was plucked out of obscurity to a job she was unqualified for AND at the last minute to serve as a federal judge. One of Trump’s f**k all you all moves that McConnell was happy to ram through in the closing weeks of the Trump administration.
Cannon has issued ruling after ruling that have show clear bias for Trump. The thing is, judges have a lot of latitude in the performance of their duties, or in this case non-performance. Cannon lets justified calls for her recusal fall off her back like water off a duck’s back. She’s not going anywhere. At least by choice. I’m also quite certain The Federalist Society has someone down there in Florida backstopping her to keep her just barely in-bounds.
She’s just issued another questionable ruling, in Trump’s favor of course and it’s going to be yet another brick in the wall she’s erecting on why what should have been a straightforward trial that if not over by now should be close to being so isn’t going to start as scheduled in May. Look, everyone knows Cannon has no intention of allowing Trump’s National Security trial to take place until after the November election. Which she hopes Trump will win because he can dismiss the case! I sometimes wonder if SHE isn’t angling to become VP but I digress. What matters is that Jack Smith has to move things along on his end and be ready for trial in late May. That includes knowing if Trump plans to utilize an affirmative defense, in which case Smith will need to know general areas of what Trump wants to put into evidence. That will, for reasons to complicated to get into here also require a level of understanding discussions between Trump’s attorneys and other attorneys (supposedly) representing his co-defendants.
As reported in Newsweek, Cannon has just made another pro-Trump ruling:
In a court filings on Friday, Cannon rejected federal prosecutors “motion to compel disclosure regarding advice-of-counsel defense,” while saying such a request is “not amenable to proper consideration at this juncture.”
As noted on X, formerly Twitter, by Katie Phang, a lawyer and MSNBC legal analyst, Cannon “basically says that it’s too early in the litigation to consider forcing Donald Trump to have to disclose this information.”
Former federal prosecutor (and now law professor) Joyce Vance is among many who have criticized the ruling, saying it will help delay starting the classified documents trial, which is currently scheduled for May 20. Currently there’s a scheduling conference for the case set to happen on March 1. That as you know is days before Trump’s federal trial over 2020 election obstruction and conspiracy allegations is scheduled to begin. That’s a separate issue though. The point is that it’s widely anticipated that at the hearing Cannon will hold in her little one-room-one-judge (literally) courthouse the May 20 trial date will be postponed. Just like Trump wants.
This is the latest in a string of blatant attempts to give Trump what he wants – delay until after the election so that he can shut down prosecution of himself. Sadly, there’s not much that can be done. Like I said, Cannon has a great deal of discretion in how to run her courtroom (like all judges) and she’s way the hell out of her league with a case like this. But her Federalist Society pals will provide all the guidance she needs. Unless for some reason they too decide it’s simply too dangerous to allow Trump back into the WH. I don’t see that happening however.
Frankly, at this point it’s up to SCOTUS to move swiftly to allow Trump to go on trial in DC in March or there won’t be any trial of Trump (Georgia possibly but not for sure) before the election.
MAGA Loose Cannon is bought & paid for by DON THE CON & gaming for next SCOTUS opening.
That or she is stupid.
Ever notice that the prime quality Trump looks for in female candidates to fill positions is attractiveness? Competency is a distant third after beauty and loyalty. He seems to believe the old Piers,Anthony line in A,Spell For Chameleon that brains and beauty can only add up to 14, and since looks,are his primary consideration in any woman in his orbit, you can see where that puts it. I an trying to.figure out how Cruella,decide got appointed. I guess loyalty and money made up for her being lacking in the Looks department.
Judge Chairman doesn’t care what he thinks about her appearance. That trial,along with Fani Willis in GA will bring him down, and he can pardon himself for state charges qq and GA law doesn’t allow Kemp to pardon him. If he is found guilty there, hecwill.go.to.A state prison, and it go harder on him. even if is minimum security. He had better hope Smith’s federal.case determines his fate,because a,Club Fed minimum security prison is much easier time to.serve. He might even get home confinement with an ankle bracelet because of his advanced age.
This is Garland’s incompetence. He wasted almost 18 months delaying a special counsel appointment. Trump might have been convicted by now.
Couldn’t agree more! Trump could argue, if I’m so guilty of an insurrection, why didn’t Jack Smith include it in the charges. Because if it weren’t for Garland’s timidity, Jack Smith wouldn’t have felt the need to water down the J6 charges so that he could get this case to trial as soon as possible. Just think…Trump, his unindicted co-conspirators & those traitors in Congress, if not convicted by now, would at least be on trial & on the way to a conviction soon.
“…why didn’t Jack Smith include it in the charges…”
This is nonsense. The reason was to avoid the stupid “double jeopardy” crap that tRump already threw up against the wall to see if it would stick, comparing it to the second impeachment charge.
Please do keep up with the important things…
Let’s face it…either we voters bring the hammer down or we’re all royally phucked. VOTE!
She’s not smart enough to come up with this on her own she getting outside help
That is Judge Chutkan,not Chairman. Autistic likes to change my words between my hitting post and the comment hitting the page…