Smith challenges Cannon decision to toss Trump documents case
Special Counsel Jack Smith told the Court of Appeals: The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly called it an “error” to dismiss the case against former President Trump after ruling that Judge Eileen Cannon was illegally appointed. The brief did not ask that Cannon be removed from the case, but the 11th Circuit is free to […]
DOJ Vows To Appeal Cannon Ruling On Trump Docs Case
Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters at the US Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC, August 1, 2023. (Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP) By Brennan Cooney, OAN StaffTuesday, July 16, 2024 9:43 AM The Justice Department has authorized special counsel Jack Smith to appeal Judge Eileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss President Donald Trump’s classified documents […]
Former federal prosecutor: Cannon dismissal of Trump documents case 'simply indefensible'
Harry Litman, a former federal prosecutor and acting assistant attorney general, said Monday that Judge Eileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents lawsuit against former President Trump was “completely inexcusable.” “As a legal decision by a district court judge, this is completely indefensible,” Litman told CNN’s Laura Coates on Monday night. “It makes almost no […]
This Is an ‘Opportunity for the 11th Circuit to Remove Judge Cannon’
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Weissmann said on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Report” on Monday that Judge Eileen Cannon’s dismissal of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents lawsuit in Florida presents an “opportunity” for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to remove Cannon from office if it finds the lawsuit frivolous. “I think what Barb said […]
Smith presses Cannon to leave Thomas’s opinion on special counsels out of Trump case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday urged Judge Eileen Cannon not to apply Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent opinion on presidential immunity to former President Trump’s classified documents case. Smith agreed on Friday. Filing A briefing will be held on the Supreme Court’s decision granting the President of the United States broad immunity from […]