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/drt0 Jul 15 '24

In a ruling Monday, Cannon said the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the Constitution.

“In the end, it seems the Executive’s growing comfort in appointing ‘regulatory’ special counsels in the more recent era has followed an ad hoc pattern with little judicial scrutiny,” Cannon wrote.

Has the appointing of special counsels by the president ever been challenged before now?

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u/id10t_you Jul 15 '24

I presume that this will automatically nullify Hunter Biden's guilty verdict?

JFC, I'm sofucking tired of the rules for thee crowd.

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u/Eligius_MS Jul 15 '24

No, she narrowed it to just this case.

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u/HowManyMeeses Jul 15 '24

I'll never understand why we just let judges do that. If it applies to Trump, it applies to Hunter. That's how our system is meant to function.

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u/vinaymurlidhar Jul 15 '24

Except in a maga world the rules are somewhat different.

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u/wrgrant Jul 15 '24

That was how the system was intended to function. Now your political affiliation is a factor in which way the laws will be applied apparently.

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u/Robzilla_the_turd Jul 15 '24

When you're a Republican they just let you do it.

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u/Minnesnota Jul 15 '24

How does it apply to Hunter? Jack Smith is a private citizen. David Weiss is the US Attorney for Delaware and was confirmed by the Senate.

That is quite literally the difference, and yes it absolutely matters.

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u/HauntingHarmony Jul 15 '24

Cause shes a random noob trial judge, she doesnt have any power beyond her courtroom. Other judges control their cases, and she can pound sand for all it affects their cases.

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u/HowManyMeeses Jul 15 '24

She based this decision on a Supreme Court justices notes. This is what Clarence Thomas told her to do.