Watchdog Group Seeks Removal Of Aileen Cannon

ProPublica reports:

Judge Aileen M. Cannon has shown bias in handling criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and should be reversed and removed from the case to “preserve the appearance of justice,” a public interest group argued in a legal filing on Tuesday.

The brief filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and joined by a retired federal judge and two constitutional lawyers is a direct legal assault on Cannon’s decision to throw out special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of Trump for alleged mishandling of classified documents.

The brief argues that Cannon’s decision “hinged on ignoring the plain text of four federal statutes,” dismissing “a landmark Supreme Court opinion confirming the Attorney General’s power to appoint a Special Counsel.”

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BREAKING: We just filed an amicus brief saying Judge Cannon should be reassigned from the Trump classified documents case.

Her apparent bias in favor of Trump and disregard of existing precedent make clear that she should not remain on the case. https://t.co/bSSxu91tyu

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 3, 2024