Cannon Sets May ’24 Trial Date For Trump Docs Case - TPM – Talking Points Memo

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The Florida judge overseeing President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago classified records trial won’t give the former President what he wants — for now.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1463801
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Cannon designated the case as complex in her ruling, and described Smith’s request as “atypically accelerated and inconsistent with ensuring a fair trial.”

There will always be a question about “fairness” as long as Trump and his supporters can scream that it’s an unfair witch hunt.

But you do you, Judge Cannon.

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I’ll bet that this judicial hack will eventually move it to December 2024 or at some date beyond the election.

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Cross posted from other thread:

So May 2024…

As it’s unquestioned that Cannon is a hack and will surely look to help Republicans here…

Do we think May 2024 is to ensure Trump is cleared before November?

Or obviously guilty in time for Republicans to nominate someone different at the RNC?

Maybe it’s Both? And there is still some “Wait and see on the Jan 6th topic” going on. Leaving “sace Trump” and “Underbus Trump” both an option?

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The trial date itself may will be further delayed.

FIFY!

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Its my preference.

I’d rather a trial hanging over his head in November than a BS acquittal due to “Cannon shenanigans”

ShenCannonigans?

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I know the legal system travels at its own speed, but May 2024? I trust that our resident lawyers can explain why such a delay is not crazy, but it’s so far away I don’t think I’ll survive the nearly year-long suspense.

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Prediction: many TPM commentators will show that they are unable to process good news, and that this is obviously Lucy about to pull the football. Rather than it’s just plain good-ish news and that people like Aileen Cannon may not be completely one-dimensional.

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Can we at least get her to release the verdict before then, so the appeals can start?

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Is there a dramaturge in the house??

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OTOH, Trump is going to be very busy with other trials before then. Maybe this isn’t a bad thing.

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She’s just gonna fuck up the case after the jury is seated. Let’s get a March trial date for the impending J6 case.

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Yes, it could have been worse, buy you can’t blame people for being suspicious about her potential rulings.

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[Trump’s] status as a current presidential candidate

…is irrelevant in the eyes of the law.

Donald is trying to use the system against itself.

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Nah, she’s obviously aiming to get Fat Boy exonerated ahead of the convention.

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More BS. Fortunately, what with his numerous other problems, this trial and this judge will become less consequential. By the time this trial goes to the jury, Trump will be circling the drain elsewhere.

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It’s remarkable that so much hangs on the decisions of a totally inexperienced person. Especially someone appointed by the defendant.

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Can she do that in broad daylight? I mean, the world will be watching along with America.

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[Trump’s] status as a current presidential candidate

…is irrelevant in the eyes of the law.

When the Supreme Court operates the way it’s been, what’s relevant or not in the eyes of the law becomes more, shall we say, fluid.

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May 20th… So after he’s numerically won the Republican Primary :rofl::rofl::rofl:

How long would the Trial be expected to be?

RNC officially makes nomination July 17th.

They can’t change their nominee after that.

Looks like she is gonna try and clear him so he can have a big vi dication party? Or help the party w/ their “Trump is gonna lose big” problem

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