U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon for the Southern District of Florida set a preliminary trial date in the Trump Mar-a-Lago case for Aug. 14 in a Tuesday morning order.
That’s partly because of the complexity involved in presenting evidence at trial which may also need to be declassified in order to be shared with jurors and defense attorneys.
Pretty sure Smith and team have their ducks in a row on that matter before they even brought the indictments.
Cannon Signals Trump To Get Speedy Trial, For Now
Because that is in the best interest of Donald Trump, speedy trial with a guaranteed acquittal.
Does anyone here think someone “spoke” with Judge Cannon about her poor recent decisions and extremely poor take on “the law?” A mentor, good friend, etc.? She appears to be doing everything right this time around, at least for now.
I think it’s highly likely someone spoke with her about the importance of appearances and plausible deniability when you’re working for a defendant who’s going to reward you down the road.
I wouldn’t call 31 documents a “mountain of classified”. And if the trial runs a year or more, then it hits the Justice Department’s “too close to the election to permit” barrier. I’m still not optimistic about this.
I was of the impression that Magistrate Bruce Reinhart has been organizing this case so far, not Cannon.
Kyle Cheney reports that this is standard practice for her as are delays.
Judge sets tentative trial date for Trump documents case - POLITICO
Uh huh, sure. A speedy trial as in a dismissal of all charges so she can get back to the Federalist Society’s pen for women to continue schmoozing.
Doesn’t the “too close to the election” restriction apply to indictments and announcements of investigations, and not to trials? That bell has already been rung, well in advance of the election.
She has set a trial date…now the Trump team will start every ‘but but but’ they can. Don’t expect August for the trial to start…
We’ll see.
I think the marching orders are to let Trump go, but minimize the blowback to Republicans…
I think it’s highly likely someone spoke with her about the importance of appearances and plausible deniability when you’re working for a defendant who’s NOT going to reward you down the road.
FIFY
I believe that major announcements is the criterion, A trial underway should take more importance.
Give her time to mess up. These are early days yet.
She may have calculated that there’s little or no downside for her in conducting normal trial. Otherwise, she cares not one rat’s ass about the country.
August date “or soon thereafter”. We’ll see.
I won’t hold my breath.
As for Garland, he’s one of those weak sisters who cannot make a decision.
I’ve seen it in the business world. Common personality type. They do not belong in positions of leadership.
I positioned myself as that person this morning, and my advice was: You already have the job. It’s a lifetime appointment. But you can still go down with this ship.
No doubt she has a coterie of influential ‘friends’ urging her this way and that. Much like the long courtship of Justices Breyer, and Thomas.
Cue the insults when he doesn’t get his way. “Cannon is a disaster. So disloyal. She wouldn’t be a judge without me,” because she won’t help him delay, delay, delay.
We’ll see.
Cannon’s ruling, setting this for trial and what’s expected of prosecution and defense,
before trial date are explicit and 11th circuit,
plus case law cited. It’s available at courtlistener.com for download. That said, I
think Jack Smith and team are ready. My
concern is Mr. Kise and his connection to
the infamous Leonard Leo of the Federalist
Society. LL also helped DeSantis swing his
state Supreme Court.
The DoJ didn’t give a damn about being close to the election when FBI/Comey jammed up HRC twice before the election in 2016. First by admonishing her in public despite there being no charge, and then by using the Weiner laptop to open the emails case again less than 2 weeks out.
The DoJ is responsible for the FBI. But I think we’ll find a lot of evangelical hardons in both places, and those careers skyrocket under DJT, but already assured by GOP political placements over the years. Never mind the FBI being founded as a tool of the Right.