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pacheen

(59 posts)
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:53 PM Jan 7

Cannon temporarily blocks report on Trump classified-documents probe

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Emile (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Washington Post

The federal judge in Florida who dismissed Donald Trump’s indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailing the findings of that investigation.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon barred Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland from “releasing, sharing, or transmitting” the report or any drafts or conclusions from it while a federal appeals court in Atlanta weighs an emergency motion from two of the president-elect’s former co-defendants.
The co-defendants said releasing the report would unfairly prejudice them. Their motion cited a letter from Trump’s attorneys that also argued the release of Smith’s findings was not in the public interest and would interfere with his presidency and his presidential transition.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/07/jack-smith-trump-special-counsel-report-garland/



Of course she did!
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Cannon temporarily blocks report on Trump classified-documents probe (Original Post) pacheen Jan 7 OP
Let me guess FBaggins Jan 7 #1
Who died and made that clown empress? Attilatheblond Jan 7 #2
A lack of civility is understandable... FBaggins Jan 7 #10
Our legal system is useless. sop Jan 7 #3
THIS x 1000! KPN Jan 7 #4
Well, she's certainly one good tonguing asshole much like Graham. cstanleytech Jan 7 #5
I'm fed up. We need a fucking rebellion. KPN Jan 7 #6
Post removed Post removed Jan 7 #7
How is her power greater than Merrick Garland's? rainy Jan 7 #8
She's a federal judge FBaggins Jan 7 #11
Rest of the world has been pointing at our "judicial system" and laughing at the hypocrisy spudspud Jan 7 #9
After alerts to the hosts, locking. Emile Jan 7 #12

FBaggins

(27,954 posts)
1. Let me guess
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:55 PM
Jan 7

She's scheduled a hearing on the matter for January 21st?

Attilatheblond

(5,046 posts)
2. Who died and made that clown empress?
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:56 PM
Jan 7

Edited to point out it WAS in the public's interest to know what went down before voting for POTUS. Since Cannon was the sole reason we didn't get a trial on the matter in a timely manner, she can sit down and STFU.

Yeah, I have reached to point of being OK with being uncivil with these jerks working AGAINST the public's interests

FBaggins

(27,954 posts)
10. A lack of civility is understandable...
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:55 PM
Jan 7

… but there’s no force behind our disapprobation.

She’s a federal judge whose ruling that he wasn’t legally appointed to the role has not been overturned… and if he isn’t legally a special prosecutor, then he doesn’t have the power to produce reports.

And all she has to do is avoid getting overturned before the 20th (assuming this wasn’t a temporary order that she ends up undoing herself)

sop

(12,369 posts)
3. Our legal system is useless.
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:02 PM
Jan 7

KPN

(16,331 posts)
4. THIS x 1000!
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:08 PM
Jan 7

Unless you're just an average, run of the mill American, them it can wreak havoc on you and ruin your life -- deservedly or not.

cstanleytech

(27,325 posts)
5. Well, she's certainly one good tonguing asshole much like Graham.
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:11 PM
Jan 7

KPN

(16,331 posts)
6. I'm fed up. We need a fucking rebellion.
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:12 PM
Jan 7

Response to pacheen (Original post)

rainy

(6,254 posts)
8. How is her power greater than Merrick Garland's?
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:32 PM
Jan 7

FBaggins

(27,954 posts)
11. She's a federal judge
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:56 PM
Jan 7

He can appeal her to a higher court but otherwise the judiciary is co-equal to the executive.

Get used to that argument from our side. Federal judges blocking executive officials until/unless they are overturned by higher courts will be our primary hope for at least the next two years

spudspud

(576 posts)
9. Rest of the world has been pointing at our "judicial system" and laughing at the hypocrisy
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jan 7

of us preaching about democratic values and rule of law. What a farce this country has become.

Emile

(32,177 posts)
12. After alerts to the hosts, locking.
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 06:03 PM
Jan 7

This is a duplicate of the same news story posted earlier.

Dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143368424

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