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Post by SSHoya on Jun 21, 2024 16:07:58 GMT -5
Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb said Thursday that Judge Aileen Cannon is a “partisan, petty prima donna.” When talking about a Friday hearing on former President Trump challenging special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, Cobb said on CNN’s “OutFront” with anchor Erin Burnett that “the law requires that” Cannon “validate” Smith’s “appointment and not disqualify him.” “The worst thing … could happen to her, is that she actually does rule for Trump on this, because that would go to the 11th Circuit, and then I think this petty, partisan prima donna would be put in her place, and they would remove her,” Cobb said in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4732961-ty-cobb-criticizes-aileen-cannon/
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 21, 2024 17:31:38 GMT -5
One year ago, when former President Donald Trump was indicted on charges related to his hoarding of classified documents, the case was randomly assigned to Aileen Cannon, a federal judge for the Southern District of Florida. Cannon’s selection immediately stirred up worries. She had little trial experience, having been appointed to the bench at just 39. She was an appointee of Trump himself. And she had already raised concerns with her rulings in favor of Trump in a precursor to the case, which were later reversed by a sharply critical appeals court. These objections might have been premature: Interpreting a judge’s mindset, and assessing her shortcomings, from the outside can be difficult. But after a year of action—and, perhaps more important, inaction—from Cannon, it seems that many of the worst fears about her were not just well founded but understated: Her track record in the case has been extremely favorable to Trump, to a degree that undermines any faith in her ability to adjudicate it fairly going forward. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/aileen-cannon-trump-classified-document-case/678750/?utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20240621&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The+Atlantic+Daily
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 25, 2024 18:48:34 GMT -5
Doesn't matter pre-election, as Loose Cannon isn't letting this case go to trial.
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 9, 2024 12:53:00 GMT -5
Another one bites the dust. An attorney for the Oath Keepers charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack will plead guilty after being charged with conspiring with the right-wing group’s founder to obstruct Congress’s certification of the results of the 2020 election, her attorney and federal prosecutors said. In separate court filings Monday, Kellye SoRelle’s federal defender and a prosecutor wrote that SoRelle is set to enter a guilty plea on July 17 after entering into a deal with the government. Assistant Federal Defender Maureen Scott Franco said her client is indigent and asked a federal judge in an unopposed motion to order the Justice Department to pay for SoRelle’s travel between her home in Texas and D.C. Neither Franco nor Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn L. Rakoczy elaborated on the details of what charges would be included in the plea, which is not final until accepted by a judge. A volunteer for Lawyers for Trump, SoRelle became Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes’s girlfriend and a key post-2020 election contact with pro-Trump, GOP and “Stop the Steal” groups. The filing paves the way for the resolution of charges against SoRelle, 44, who was one of the last members of the Oath Keepers to be charged in late August 2022. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/07/08/oath-keepers-lawyer-guilty-plea-sorelle/
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 15, 2024 10:23:28 GMT -5
Unsurprising “unity” statement
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 15, 2024 13:00:04 GMT -5
Solution pointed out by Andrew Weissmann. Instead of appealing, SC Smith transfers case to US Attorney in Miami, who re-indicts. SC staff, most of whom are on detail from other DOJ components are detailed to the USAO.
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Post by happyhoya1979 on Jul 15, 2024 13:29:49 GMT -5
Solution pointed out by Andrew Weissmann. Instead of appealing, SC Smith transfers case to US Attorney in Miami, who re-indicts. SC staff, most of whom are on detail from other DOJ components are detailed to the USAO. I sure hope so. If this is done, this election moves to a 1984 or 1972 wipeout.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jul 15, 2024 13:39:08 GMT -5
Unsurprising “unity” statement Unfortunately I think Trump is going to take the near miss as a sign that he is truly anointed by a higher power. All that means in terms of unity is that he’s not moving more towards the middle, he expects everyone to move to him. Still the same lying POS he was before Saturday. Oh well.
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Post by aleutianhoya on Jul 15, 2024 14:16:07 GMT -5
Solution pointed out by Andrew Weissmann. Instead of appealing, SC Smith transfers case to US Attorney in Miami, who re-indicts. SC staff, most of whom are on detail from other DOJ components are detailed to the USAO. I sure hope so. If this is done, this election moves to a 1984 or 1972 wipeout. There's no scenario where there is a 20 point win (1972) for Trump. The Democrats could nominate the squirrel that just ran up the tree outside my office and he would get 40%.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 15, 2024 17:34:35 GMT -5
Unsurprising “unity” statement Unfortunately I think Trump is going to take the near miss as a sign that he is truly anointed by a higher power. All that means in terms of unity is that he’s not moving more towards the middle, he expects everyone to move to him. Still the same lying POS he was before Saturday. Oh well. Trump's statement speaks for itself in its total idiocy. Also, Smith's spokesman said the DOJ has already approved an appeal. 11th Circuit will reverse, and hopefully remove Loose Cannon from the case. She is a true disgrace to the judiciary. Then, of course, Trump will appeal to the Supreme Court, which can no longer be trusted to get anything right, but we'll see. Loose Cannon cites Clarence Thomas three times in her opinion, which also speaks volumes. Finally, I assume that Roberta Kaplan is continuing to represent E. Jean Carroll after leaving her firm. Since Trump is back at it again, I think it's time for another lawsuit.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 15, 2024 17:44:03 GMT -5
Solution pointed out by Andrew Weissmann. Instead of appealing, SC Smith transfers case to US Attorney in Miami, who re-indicts. SC staff, most of whom are on detail from other DOJ components are detailed to the USAO. I sure hope so. If this is done, this election moves to a 1984 or 1972 wipeout. So you think that if this case moves forward, when Trump is convicted (and I don't say if) that it would result in a landslide in his favor? If that is in any way true, then this country is totally FUBAR'd, much worse than I've been willing to acknowledge.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 16, 2024 13:24:04 GMT -5
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Post by happyhoya1979 on Jul 16, 2024 13:50:37 GMT -5
How is smith subject to any DOJ rules? He is his own boss. Garland and Monaco always remind us that they are "hands off" with Smith and let him run his own show. Aileen Cannon is right.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jul 16, 2024 14:02:05 GMT -5
How is smith subject to any DOJ rules? He is his own boss. Garland and Monaco always remind us that they are "hands off" with Smith and let him run his own show. Aileen Cannon is right. You are not a lawyer. It amazes me how Republicans have the hubris to think they are experts in everything.
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