Judge Aileen CannonĀ is planning on holding a sprawling hearing onĀ Donald Trumpā€™s request to declare Jack Smithā€™s appointment as special counsel invalid,Ā signaling the judge could be more willing than any other trial judge to veto the special prosecutorā€™s authority.

ā€œThe issue, now before Cannon in the Southern District of Florida federal court, is likely to remain in the political debate at least until Cannon holds a hearing on the legal power of the special counsel to prosecute a defendant, on June 21.ā€

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35Ā·
    6 months ago

    Remember that she has several motions that she has yet to rule on, along with some that she has stated that she will not rule on until after the trial starts. Which means her plan is:

    • Delay the trial by any means necessary that arenā€™t appealable until after the election.
    • If Trump wins, he orders the DOJ to back off of his cases, so she doesnā€™t have to do anything. Trump walks.
    • If Trump loses, she can start the trial, seat the jury, then rule on those motions and dismiss the case with double jeopardy attached. Trump walks.

    This is all part of the plan.

    • jaybone@lemmy.world
      8Ā·
      6 months ago

      If Trump loses the election, why not let the trial go through? These people canā€™t be drinking their own snake oil.

      • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13Ā·
        6 months ago

        These people canā€™t be drinking their own snake oil.

        Never underestimate MAGAā€™s insatiable thirst for snake oil. Come on, the GOP in the House were still pushing horse paste as a viable treatment for COVID mere days ago in the Fauci hearing. People are drinking raw milk that may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu just to ā€œown teh libzā€. These people absolutely can and will drink their own snake oil, then ask for seconds.