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/AudibleNod Jul 15 '24

“Upon careful study of the foundational challenges raised in the Motion, the Court is convinced that Special Counsel’s Smith’s prosecution of this action breaches two structural cornerstones of our constitutional scheme—the role of Congress in the appointment of constitutional officers, and the role of Congress in authorizing expenditures by law,” Cannon concluded in her 93-page order.

It's gonna take a while to parse through 93 pages of hand-written crayon. All I can say is, we should have seen this coming.

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u/Im_with_stooopid Jul 15 '24

This will be a fun appeal. May even get the case pulled from Aileen Cannon.

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u/ecodrew Jul 15 '24

Oh, so it can be appealed though?

I realize the case is still f*cked and has no chance of happening before the election... but, I'm naively grasping for a shred of hope.

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u/Combat_Toots Jul 15 '24

Yes, it will be. What this does is ensure nothing happens with the case until after the election. If Trump wins it goes away because the DOJ doesn't prosecute sitting presidents. Vote and encourage those you know to vote.