TheĀ MAGA-friendlyĀ federal judge whoĀ keeps sidingĀ withĀ Donald TrumpĀ in his Mar-a-Lago classified records case has forced prosecutors to make a stark choice: allow jurors to see a huge trove of national secrets or let him go.

U.S. District JudgeĀ Aileen M. Cannonā€™sultimatum Monday night came as a surprise twist in what could have been a simple order; one merely asking federal prosecutors and Trumpā€™s lawyers for proposed jury instructions at the upcoming trial.

But asĀ sheĀ hasĀ done repeatedly, Cannon used this otherwise innocuous legal step as yet another way to swing the case wildly in favor of the man who appointed her while he was president.

Department of Justice Special CounselĀ Jack SmithĀ must now choose whether to allow jurors at the upcoming criminal trial to peruse the many classified records found at the former presidentā€™s South Florida mansion or give jurors instructions that would effectively order them to acquit him.

  • villainy@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    This is what Iā€™m asking. What do the contents of the documents have to do with the case at hand? How do the contents of these classified documents absolve him of the charges for making false statements and obstruction of justice?

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      9 months ago

      And if the jury really needs to know the contents of the files, I donā€™t see any issue with just swearing in a jury of already cleared TS SCI w/Poly Commissioned Officers, or just full send it and let Trump get prosecuted in a military court. Iā€™d love to see a bunch of GWOT brass ream that dudes asshole.