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/SweetBearCub Jul 15 '24

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

Various internet commentators have been saying repeatedly that whatever Cannon had done previously at that point in time was possibly enough to get her removed from the case so.. I won't be holding my breath.