MagicMike
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On Thursday, US District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled in favor of Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith in striking down former President Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the charges against him under the Presidential Records Act (PRA).The images of the judge signed court order are authentic.
Read the decision.
The why is in there.
This certainly cannot be spun as a win for the DOJ.
While legal experts largely agree the ruling itself is good news for Smith, they're also cautioning him to not let off the gas in continuing to pursue getting a trial date before Election Day. One assumption widely shared by legal commentators was that Cannon was effectively forced into ruling against Trump, given that Smith could potentially appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and possibly petitioned to have her removed from the case entirely.
Read "‘Cannon caves’: Legal experts say Judge Cannon’s latest ruling is ‘a big loss for Trump’" on SmartNews: 'Cannon caves': Legal experts say Judge Cannon’s latest ruling is 'a big loss for Trump' (AlterNet)