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Judge Cannon refused to step down from Trump's classified docs case: NYT

  • Two federal judges in south Florida advised Judge Aileen Cannon to refrain from overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal prosecution involving classified documents in 2023, according to The New York Times.
  • Former federal prosecutor Gene Rossi stated that judges rarely request another judge to step back from a case, as he told Newsweek.
  • Although it's uncommon for judges to recommend recusal, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani noted that this situation involving Judge Aileen Cannon and the Trump case is exceptional.
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2 Judges Advised Trump-Appointed Judge Aileen Cannon to Step Away From Classified Docs Case

New reporting from The New York Times details how Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed federal judge who is overseeing the trial regarding Trump’s removal of classified government documents from the White House after leaving office, was encouraged by other judges to remove herself from the case. According to the Times report, Cannon was addressed by two judges within the Southern District of... Source

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Aileen Cannon challenges Trump lawyer's "ominous" claims about special counsel Jack Smith

District court Judge Aileen Cannon pressed Donald Trump's attorney to defend an extraordinary claim about special counsel Jack Smith during a hearing on his appointment to investigate the former president.Trump's legal team and some political allies are arguing that Smith, who has charged the ex-pre...

·United States
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USA TodayUSA Today

Why Judge Aileen Cannon is under fire in Trump classified documents case

Judge Cannon has been criticized for delaying the case on Trump’s handling of classified documents. And colleagues have asked for her to step aside.

·United States
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NYT: Cannon rejected suggestions from 2 federal judges to step aside from Trump documents case

The New York Times has a bombshell report that two federal judges in South Florida privately urged Judge Aileen Cannon to step aside from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago classified documents cases when it was first assigned to her last year. But she rejected...

·United States
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Aileen Cannon Refused To Step Aside Even After Other Judges Urged Her To Do So

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. An unusual all-day hearing is scheduled today…

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Judge Cannon Opens Hearings on Trump’s Special Counsel Claims, Welcomes Right-Wing Groups to Argue in His Defense

Judge Aileen Cannon is set to embark on a three-day marathon of hearings heavily favoring Donald Trump and his allies, as they challenge the legitimacy of the classified documents case against the former president. Judge Cannon’s hearings will scrutinize Trump’s claims that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unlawful, stirring controversy over Attorney General Merrick Garland’s authority to make such appointments without Senate confirm…

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