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Judge Aileen Cannon has deservedly earned the sobriquet, "partisan hack" for her bonkers second order giving Il Douche another victory in his fight agains criminal indicment for mishandling classified government papers and obstruction of justice. Ms Cannon blatantly declared that the former guy was due more deference than would be accorded an ordinary thief because he is a former President. Apparently the Columbian native has not learned the concept of "equal justice under law". Someone should tell her that sentiment is chiseled above the US Supreme Court's entrance. Equally incredible his her statement that she does not believe DOJ's representation that some of the records seized are, indeed, classified. She wrote this despite a now infamous photograph of the documents bearing classification markings spread out on Trump's office floor. The final insult to reason implicit in her latest ruling is the idea that Individual One has a possessory interest in papers that belong to the state, which would allow him to demand their return. NOT!
Cannon retreated somewhat from her previous stay order denying the government any use of the documents in question. But in the latest order, she maintained they could not be shown to the grand jury investigating Individual One's theft of the documents from the White House. That restriction is enough to stymie any indictment of Individual One, pending Judge Raymond Dearie's in camera review to be accomplished by the end of November. She ordered that Trumpillini's lawyers be allowed to see the documents, none of whom have the necessary security clearances. Chalk another one up for Trumpillini.
DOJ said it would appeal her decision to the Eleventh Circuit when she appointed a "special master"., unless she modified her stay order to allow the government access to the classified material. Given the lack of quality in her decision making, a successful appeal should be a no-brainer. But it will take time, and that is what the minions are playing for because they know the DOJ has a long standing policy against prosecuting political figures before an election.
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