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Rhiannon12866

(208,173 posts)
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 08:39 PM Mar 19

Judge Cannon continues to abuse her discretion to do favors for defendant Trump in his docs case - Glenn Kirschner



Judge Aileen Cannon owes her lifetime appointment as a federal judge to Donald Trump. Yet, with that obvious appearance of a conflict of interest, she continues to preside over his federal prosecution for unlawfully possessing classified documents, obstructing justice, and violating our nation's espionage laws.

Even after an appellate court found she abused her judicial discretion by previously ruling to the benefit of Trump in ways the law did not allow, she continues to issue orders that are rightly described in the following USA Today headline: "Judge in Trump classified documents case proposes 'insane' jury instructions, experts say."

This video does a deep dive into the Presidential Records Act, and Judge Cannon's latest order proposing jury instructions that work to Trump's extreme advantage but have no basis in the law. - Glenn Kirschner - 03/19/2024.

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Irish_Dem

(49,374 posts)
1. Looks like Jack Smith may be doing a Garland?
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:20 PM
Mar 19

And letting Trump off the hook.

If he doesn't file for Cannon's recusal.

Rhiannon12866

(208,173 posts)
3. He needed to do that from day #1 according to Glenn Kirschner
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:29 PM
Mar 19

Kirschner also called for her to "excuse herself." Something clearly needs to be done since stealing classified documents is arguably the most serious case, jeopardizing national security. And according to Brian Butler's recent testimony, boxes were moved to Bedminister, has the FBI searched there? With TFG desperate for funds, this is an ongoing threat.

Irish_Dem

(49,374 posts)
4. There have been no reports that the FBI searched anywhere else but MAL.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:32 PM
Mar 19

A severe lapse of judgement on the FBI and Garland's part.
Military and intel agency lives are at stake.
They didn't care at all it appears.

Yes there have been calls for Smith to go to the appeals court and get Cannon off the case.
Smith is stalling for some reason.
Like a lot of other people involved with Trump cases.

Rhiannon12866

(208,173 posts)
6. Oh, boy! Thanks for the additional information, Jack Smith should have done that long ago
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:36 PM
Mar 19

And the FBI should have searched TFG's other properties long ago as well - who knows where he's hiding documents now??

Irish_Dem

(49,374 posts)
7. John Brennan has said that he is sure there are documents at other locations.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:42 PM
Mar 19

And that the CIA has to assume everything has been compromised.

A few months after Trump entered the WH there was a big uptick in dead or missing CIA assets.
One asset had to be extracted from the Kremlin.

No one seems to care about any of this.
It is maddening.

Rhiannon12866

(208,173 posts)
8. Good Grief! The search should still be ongoing, should never have ended after Mar-a-Lago
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:51 PM
Mar 19

We know that TFG has properties even in other countries and a plane that can transport anything he needs to move. And you're right, lives have been endangered and obviously still are - not to mention that after this our long-time allies have no reason to trust us with their information.

Irish_Dem

(49,374 posts)
9. Yes the US has been damaged in the eyes of our allies.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:53 PM
Mar 19

Why should they trust us with sensitive information again.

Yes all the Trump properties should have been searched, but Garland refused to do it.
At lot of people defended him at the time. SMH.

MagaSmash

(5,739 posts)
2. Time for Jack Smith to Act Now to Remove this hack Judge. It won't get any better. Lets play some HARDBALL.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 09:22 PM
Mar 19

Does anyone believe that trump was assigned Cannon by "Chance"???

burrowowl

(17,682 posts)
12. She makes an obvious misinterpretation of the law
Wed Mar 20, 2024, 11:21 AM
Mar 20

She should be disqualified and maybe be put before the bar.
I afraid the books are already cooked in tfg’s favor

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