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 […]
Cannon grants Trump’s request to further delay classified docs case
The federal judge overseeing former President Trump’s classified documents case has granted his request for several more extensions to allow prosecutors to evaluate a Supreme Court immunity ruling. Trump’s lawyers on Friday asked Judge Eileen Cannon for permission to file further documents arguing that the former president should be immune from prosecution in the case. […]
Justice Thomas Questions Legality of Jack Smith’s Appointment in Potential Roadmap for Judge Cannon
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing a concurring opinion for Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, questioned the constitutionality of the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith, suggesting not only that the position was invalid but that Smith could not legally hold the position. Thomas Page 9 Consent They suggest Smith’s appointment is unconstitutional and that […]
MIKE DAVIS: Radicals Make Aileen Cannon Their Latest Target
In June 2023, Biden Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted President Trump under the Espionage Act for the non-crime of a former president retaining his presidential records, which is expressly allowed by the Presidential Records Act. Trump’s predecessors stored their documents in strip malls or in unsecured warehouses. Former Vice President — and even Senator — […]
Judge Cannon faced ‘potentially unethical pressure’ to step away from Trump classified docs case, says Rep. Gaetz
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sent a letter to the Miami federal court on Thursday seeking additional information about reports that Judge Eileen Cannon may have been pressured to recuse herself from a classified documents lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. Daily Caller News Foundation report. of letterIn documents first obtained by DCNF, The New York […]
Monica Lewinsky says Judge Cannon should be impeached
Author and activist Monica Lewinsky said Tuesday that the judge presiding over former President Trump’s classified documents case should be impeached. “I was angry about the Florida papers,” Lewinsky said. Said In a post on social platform X, he said, “It’s strange that the case hasn’t gone to trial. [Aileen Cannon] “He should be impeached. […]