Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents case, may have violated the civil rights of a litigant in a separate criminal case — providing fuel to those who have already questioned her ability to be impartial in Trump’s trial.
, including details on why Trump had made the unfounded claim that the FBI had “planted” some of the documents in his home.that exposed some of the documents that were supposed to be sealed. The error revealed a stark difference between Cannon’s descriptions of certain documents in previous court filings and what the documents actually contained.
“Cannon appeared to have overstated the quantity of ‘personal records’ seized by the FBI that would justify a special master,” said Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent and“Judge Cannon’s rulings legally don’t make sense. They only make sense if you’re trying to help the former president,”Harvard Law professor Laurence TribeIn December, Cannon’s order for a special master was overturned by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The ruling was particularly critical of the way Cannon had granted a special privilege to Trump, based solely, it seemed, on the fact that he was once president. “The law is clear,” the order from the court stated. “We cannot write a rule that allows any subject of a search warrant to block government investigations after the execution of the warrant. Nor can we write a rule that allows only former presidents to do so.”So are we! That’s why we’re on a mission to shake things up and bring you the stories and perspectives that often go untold in mainstream media.
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