The judge in former U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming trial over his handling of classified documents made two key errors in a June trial, one of which violated a fundamental constitutional right of the defendant and could have invalidated the proceedings, according to legal experts and a court transcript.
She’s an idiot appointed by an idiot. She’s doing exactly what she was put there to do.
Cannon, a 42-year-old former federal prosecutor appointed by Trump to the bench in 2020 late in his presidency, also neglected to swear in the prospective jury pool - an obligatory procedure in which people who may serve on the panel pledge to tell the truth during the selection process. This error forced Cannon to re-start jury selection before the trial ended abruptly with defendant William Spearman pleading guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
Cannon’s decision to close the courtroom represents “a fundamental constitutional error,” said Stephen Smith, a professor at the Santa Clara School of Law in California. “She ignored the public trial right entirely. It’s as though she didn’t know it existed.”
When people like Trump get off the hook because of judicial incompetence, people are going to look outside the justice system for their justice. It’s not a good thing. We should be doing things right.
It’s the Trump supporters that are frothing at the mouth for any reason to shoot someone.
Trump is probably safe from vigilante justice
Imagine that… a trump worshipping minion put in place for his benefit only- managed to benefit him.
Color me surprised!
Does this mean that every person that’s ever opposed Trump or found unfavorably against him is going to have everything in their career examined through the lens of Donald Trump being persecuted by them?
It’s not good What this judge did to deny someone their public trial and failing to swear in the jury is just stupid. I don’t see how it relates to Trump or even indirectly is affected by him.
It means it will be drawn out on technicalities, she’s throwing herself under the bus for him.
It’s an example of her incompetence and lack of understanding of basic tenets of a jury trial in the lead up to a highly visible and important case in which Trump is the defendant.
Yes to your first paragraph.
