Judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump
Judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump
Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump.
Why arent Americans on the street right now? Isnt this one of those situations of use it or lose it (in terms of rights)?
Ah, the sweet sound of corruption. What a nice gift from someone appointed by Trump to a powerful and well-paid position. I can hear Anastacia singing on the judges' radio: "I paid my dues."
Fuck this timeline.
Reminder: in the presidential immunity case, SCOTUS ruled that an "official act" is immune, and only SCOTUS can decide what an "official act" is.
Obviously, this fascist SCOTUS would rule that anything Trump does is official, and anything Biden does is unofficial.
But...if Biden were to take some sort of action that caused a new composition of the court...the new SCOTUS could then rule that action, and any other by Biden, as official.
I think it might be time for Biden to take action.
Yeah, but that would require real huge steel balls and the best the dems can do is a couple dried peas.
That Canon lady whom I'm not about to call a judge, and Harlan Crow's man friend said it's because Special Counsel Jack Smith was never confirmed as an attorney, where as all other historical Special Counsels were.
So they see him as an unconstitutional representative of the "Administrative State"... Because the rightwing in America are hard line constitutionalists (who still bend shit), they want to destroy the "administrative state" eg. Public Servants, eg. All the stuff that makes up a modern functioning nation.
It goes along with their "defund the government" and "defund the tax system" goals, and their goal to defund all revenue streams of the commons (via privatisation), and "getting rid of red tape" (eg. Public protections).
In the minds of conservatives there should be a basic criminal justice system, and nothing else. That's what they see as government.
Of course when they get into power it's all embezzlement and golden handshakes with corporate friends... So there's the facade they believe in and then what actually happens when they get into office, as there always is in politics.
...now with Project 2025, this pattern may never end.
Biden is a neoliberal. They are not exactly known for "taking action". When conservatives make things worse, nothing will fundamentally change under a neoliberal. It's almost like it's a neoloberal slogan or something.
Well wouldn't SCOTUS not accept the changes until they deem them valid? (which they won't)
There are certain actions Biden could take which would make them no longer be SCOTUS judges. They would be replaced by new judges friendly to Biden.
Germany, 1933, calling.
History repeating itself like a carbon copy.
It's not supposed to happen this fast. There are supposed to be centuries and several generations in between until humanity forgets the atrocities and repeats their mistakes. It's like, as soon as eyewitness' are getting scarce the world acts like it never happened.
To paraphrase margery tyrell, "He doesn't care about the consequences because he doesn't intend to suffer them."
Trump has fallen ass backwards into a perpetual get out of jail free card. Is it any wonder he acts with impunity when events time after time prove that he is effectively immune from all but the most trivial inconveniences?
I've never been more glad to be child free.
Thier kid won't even care who Trump was. Same as any kid in the 80's caring who Reagan was.
I know a couple who's having a kid in 4 weeks. Lovely people, but by the gods the worst fucking time to be born. I feel bad for their kid.
In the immunity case, when all the other judges were writing opinions about that case, Clarence Thomas wrote an opinion about a totally different case, this one. He was signaling her to dismiss the case.
I'm so sick of these corrupt motherfuckers
Holy fuck.
Quite honestly, something like this has been pretty obviously coming from the get go. Cannon has consistently made no effort to hide the fact that she's bought and paid for and was presiding over the case in bad faith.
America is just shouting out of every place: "Down with democracy, down with the constitutional rule of law! Hail to a fascist state!" And still the biggest discussion is about some fumbling and age.
An authoritarian dictatorship is so clearly in your furure if you guys don't wake up and spend your energy fighting against THIS instead of one another.
The rest of the world is really relying on you not to fuck this up.
Please?
Some of us are doing shit, while some of our peers are still huffing farts about the DNC in 2016
The rest of the world is really relying on you not to fuck this up.
America: Hold my beer...
Please know lots of us in this country have no desire for this either.
If just everybody would get up and vote!
I just saw a post about Trump gaining and now leading in every swingstate.
Its the same with the shift to the right in Europe. There are just too many people uninterested in politics or not voting because they don't like any of the candidates. These are the people who have to wake up and understand that democracy is at stake and that they are responsible for it, if they don't vote! The extremists will ALL be out there voting so we can't really allow ourselves to be indifferent.
Lets all just follow France as an example.
Please send someone who can aim better. Or give us an Iranian helicopter. Or a Titanic trip for half of our supreme court. We will owe you one.
Republicans: Make themselves above the Law while Endangering US National Security. Also Republicans: Why are people trying to Assassinate us?
Seems like they're making a whole list of crimes Biden can get away with though...
Fascists rely on you being a decent person in indecent times. They're counting on Biden not using the full extent of the powers the office of the President has been granted because it's so far beyond the pale.
Nah in tiny print somewhere you'll find it says only allowed to be done by republicans
Hunter Biden was found guilty by a "special prosecutor" with the same bona fides Jack Smith had.
Judge Cannon just told us that Hunter's prosecution was unconstitutional.
No no no, you see, it's only when the special counsel is looking into a republican that it's unconstitutional.
I feel like an appeal is in order.
What a nonsense decision, it should be appealed at the very least
Edit a lot has happened so let’s bring some context to this: Hilary Clinton was derided as unfit for presidency because she had a secure server in her private space for emails, some of which were classified.
Meanwhile, Trump literally had boxes of classified documents in a bathroom. Republicans are duplicitous, hypocritical and should not be expected to operate on good faith.
Or if they’re not, then they should show some objectivity and apply the same standards everywhere. What a bunch of clowns
Edit2 said a wrong word
some of which were classified.
But not properly marked as such per DOD regulations when sent to her.
It will be appealed... assuming Trump doesn't win and tear the justice department to shreds.
Buttery males
Are you fucking kidding? So special attorneys, which have been used by pretty much every administration and every congress since the position was created, are not valid now?
I'm not a law expert, but was the way she dismissed it make it so he can't be charged again in either another jurisdiction or by the appropriate (in her mind) prosecution team?
So special attorneys, which have been used by pretty much every administration and every congress since the position was created, are not valid now?
Yep. Good luck to the Trump administration trying to enforce anything between this an Chevron.
They just won't bother with a special prosecutor. They'll just arrest whoever they want.
Sadly they're all for deregulation so it'll be a plus for them :(
was the way she dismissed it make it so he can't be charged again in either another jurisdiction or by the appropriate (in her mind) prosecution team?
I don't think so, it would have said dismissed with prejudice if so.
As far as I'm aware (not American, but from a country with a comparable legal system) this won't be the case.
Because it was thrown out for procedural issues rather than because he was determined not to be guilty, double jeopardy would not apply here.
Also not an expert, but I don't think so.
The big threat of that would be a dismissal after a jury was sworn. At that point, jeopardy attached, so rebringing the case could be unconditional under the double jeopardy clause [0].
The virtually unappealable way to do this would be to wait until the prosecution finishes their case. At that point, the defense will file a routine motion for a directed verdict that judges routinely deny. The defense gets to do that again after presenting their case. In either case, the judge granting the motion is not apealable.
The judge could wait until after a verdict and issue a judgement not withstanding verdict, but that is appealable.
[0] Not always though. A mistrial from a hung Jury can always be retired. Other forms of mistrial may be retryable depending on the facts.
Yup, Trump is getting free from his worst case on a novel technicality.
BuT tHe lAw pRoTecTs Us aLL eQuaLlY111
It’s not even a technicality, it’s something completely made up.
The US are really speedrunning the whole "become a global laughing stock", huh? How ironic that the cause of banana republics would itself become one.
We stopped laughing a long time ago.
ITS NOT FUNNY ANYMORE.
When Costa Rica sends peacekeeping troops here will be the best punchline.
You know, I'm beginning to think this judge Cannon isn't impartial.
Why the hell is this bitch still in charge of anything?
Because the Nazis are trying to steal the country and there have been 0 consequences for Thomas while he's actively taking bribes and encouraging this bullshit.
Very interesting timing.
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.
So she wants a judge to say an investigator can be appointed to gather information to take to a judge?
This is obviously just some Sneeches bullshit. You could just as well argue before it can be brought to a judge, an investigation needs to be done to gather evidence.
So I guess more like chicken and egg.
Honestly, I'm surprised she didn't just say it was legal because he was still the president since the election was a fraud and the president can do things like that.
They can't say that because of terms limits.
So do the robes have kneepads built in these days or do they have to get them altered special?
Rugburn on the knees is a sign of loyalty, no kneepads.
nice
Oh, this is going to go over well.
OK, so hand it over to Garland and start from scratch. Not like the facts change, only the prosecutor's name.
Sure, if he doesn't win the election. If he does, this case goes away.
The shooter could have waited a few days then taken her out, much lower security, basically the same message.
Ooooh I bet that stings lol
Yeah our county is getting worse. You really stuck it to me! I hope you realize that it's getting worse for you too. Next time a Democrat commits a crime they have a way out of it now. That's not really something I wanted and I don't think you really do either.
No, these cronies only let their team off the hook.
Yep every American patriot hates the corrupt pieces of trash "judges" that the traitor installed, as they are ripping apart the rule of law and destroying the illusion of a justice system in favor of a felon.
Enjoy your fascist bootlicking, you absolute piece of anti-American trash.