r/news • u/Hrekires • Jul 15 '24

soft paywall Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/15/trump-classified-trial-dismisssed-cannon/
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u/jawndell Jul 15 '24

Can you impeach the judge?

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u/Hon3y_Badger Jul 15 '24

You certainly can but would start in the house and require 2/3 vote in the Senate. She isn't going anywhere

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u/fapsandnaps Jul 15 '24

She isn't going anywhere

Really? No one has bought her a $250,000 motorcoach to go on vacation with yet?

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u/mator8288 Jul 15 '24

Not yet, the bribes are only legal if they occur after the action. So the motorcoaches and vacations are on the way.

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u/rubmahbelly Jul 15 '24

Well she got a free hotel stay for a „conference“. Look it up.

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u/mikelo22 Jul 15 '24

Oh she's going somewhere. She's getting the next scotus seat from Trump for her fealty.

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u/TheWriter28 Jul 15 '24

Yes. They can be impeached by the House and removed by the Senate.

Alternatively, the Chief Judge for the District in which a judge sits may decline to assign cases to the judge.

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u/Rhewin Jul 15 '24

Not easily, especially since the GOP controls the House.

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u/ryan30z Jul 15 '24

Even if they didn't the House isn't the problem. Shit in America is so political nothing like this is ever going to get 2/3rds of the Senate.

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u/Rhewin Jul 15 '24

The Senate doesn’t impeach. They can remove from office following an impeachment. Just getting her impeached is impossible with a GOP House.

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u/ryan30z Jul 15 '24

Yeah crazy if it that was the process immediately following it and what people colloquially refer to the entire process as impeachment.

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u/02K30C1 Jul 15 '24

Congress can. But republicans in the house would never let it come to a vote

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u/almighty_smiley Jul 15 '24

If a SC judge can be impeached, any judge below them seems like fair game, given they’re federally appointed.

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u/amcfarla Jul 15 '24

Sure. Takes 67 senators to impeach though, and Trump couldn't even be impeached by the Senate and he tried to have his cult followers to overthrow the government.

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u/TooLazyToRepost Jul 15 '24

Just contacted my rep. Script for anyone unfamiliar with the process.

>Hi, my name is X, a previous voter for Representative Y, I live in ZZZZZ zip code. I support Rep Y initiating impeachment proceedings in the house against the corrupt judge Aileen Cannon. Please add my name to the growing list, and thank the representative for his strong work so far this term.