US District Judge Aileen Cannon signaled she is likely to push back the start of a trial in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case beyond the mid-December date proposed by federal prosecutors – but appeared deeply skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump’s lawyers that he couldn’t get a fair trial while running for president.

As expected, Cannon is giving Trump what he wants.

  • LEX@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Of course! She should never have been allowed to oversee this case. Not sure what Smith was thinking by not challenging her assignment.

      • LEX@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I watched the vid and it sounds to me like the judiciary has handed itself a lot of power over time to the point where holding them accountable is neigh impossible.

        • PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          And how many poor people are there in their ranks? Ensuring a certain class of people are not held accountable is the point.