Judge Appointed By Trump To Oversee Docs Charges

ABC News reports:

The summons sent to former President Donald Trump and his legal team late Thursday indicates that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will be assigned to oversee his case, at least initially, according to sources briefed on the matter.

Cannon’s apparent assignment would add yet another unprecedented wrinkle to a case involving the first federal charges against a former president: Trump appointed Cannon to the federal bench in 2019, meaning that, if Trump is ultimately convicted, she would be responsible for determining the sentence – which may include prison time – for the man who elevated her to the role.

Cannon is no stranger to the case. The 42-year-old judge appointed a “special master” last year to review those materials seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Legal experts accused Cannon of handing Trump a series of head-scratching victories over the course of those proceedings.

Read the full article. Judge Aileen Cannon is the Trump appointee who allowed Trump to delay the documents case last year by appointing a special master and then ignored the findings from the person she appointed and had to be overruled by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.https://t.co/hwgI4LJJEG

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