Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Trump Documents case because Special Persecutor Jack Smith was Constitutionally unlawful based on Article II, Section II, Clause II, the appointments clause. Donald Trump is not dead but The Left’s favorite case is. The Left is shook.
BREAKING: Judge Cannon had DISMISSED the Trump classified documents case pic.twitter.com/apjJII2L90
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 15, 2024
Some of us haven’t slept well since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday (points to self). Events seem to be too big and moving too fast. Sleepy Joe told us about the battle box last night, the Republican National Convention starts this afternoon, and the nasty Trump Documents case has been dismissed. I love winning, but I have whiplash.
If you haven’t heard the news, the Washington Post has it:
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges against former president Donald Trump has dismissed the indictment on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed, according to a court filing Monday.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s ruling is a remarkable win for Trump, whose lawyers have attempted long-shot argument after long-shot argument to dismiss the case. Other courts have rejected arguments similar to the one that he made in Florida about the legality of Smith’s appointment.
The Justice Department is highly likely to appeal the decision, a legal fight that could end up at the Supreme Court. By dismissing the entire indictment, Cannon’s decision also means the charges are dropped for Trump’s two co-defendants, Waltine “Walt” Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.
Basing a long-shot argument on The Constitution, who knew? Religious or not, something has its hand on Donald Trump.
THE LEFT IS SHOOKETH
Poor Robert B. Reich (said in Rush’s voice). If The Left had a case in the Trump Documents kerfuffle, they would have gone to the Senate for confirmation. Mitch McConnell hates Trump and would have rolled over in the turtle position:
Reminder that the classified documents Trump allegedly kept at Mar-a-Lago after he left office included details about U.S. defense and weapons capabilities, as well as info about nuclear programs.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 15, 2024
MSNBC is shooketh to its hateful core. First, Morning Joe and Mika are taking the day off because they can’t be trusted to follow Biden’s unity order and then the Trump Documents case gets dismissed:
Jose Diaz-Balert and Lisa Rubin need welfare checks. Trump’s lawyers filed too many motions? My word Judge Aileen Cannon has a long and well-written opinion.
You want more shooketh over the Trump Documents dismissal. The New Republic:
It seems like Judge Aileen Cannon is just making it up as she goes along.
On Monday, the Trump-appointed district judge threw out Trump’s entire classified documents case, seemingly using one concurring opinion from the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling as justification to do so. In her 93-page ruling, Cannon ruled that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the Constitution—drawing outrage from legal scholars and reporters alike.
Outrage and shooketh.
Lefty Legal Eagles are shaking with anger:
This ruling (which is wrong six ways from Sunday) can (and will) be immediately appealed to the Eleventh Circuit.
To me, the only question is whether the Special Counsel also asks for the case to be reassigned on remand… https://t.co/GMoZahpiiA
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) July 15, 2024
Worth reiterating that, under Our Judicialism, just because a past binding case seems inconsistent with current jurisprudence does not mean lower courts are free to ignore it. As SCOTUS has repeatedly said, lower courts must follow it until SCOTUS itself overturns it. https://t.co/Qt1zW1ocX2
— Noah Rosenblum (@narosenblum) July 15, 2024
My heart is breaking. Psych. Nope. I would love to be all unity today, but I am enjoying liberal tears. Sorry, not sorry.
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Jack says: The only thing that amazes me is that it took this long. It’s been there since the beginning.
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