In great news for former President Donald Trump following the Supreme Court ruling on his behalf in the presidential immunity case, Judge Cannon ruled with her motion that there be a delay that allows both sides to present briefs on how the SCOTUS ruling impacts Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case against former President Trump. Now, a Democrat state attorney is freaking out over Judge Cannon’s decision.
That Democratic State Attorney was Dave Aronberg of Palm Beach County. He accused Judge Cannon of abusing her power by continuing to “indulge” Trump during the trial. Such is what he said while speaking with MSNBC host Alex Witt in an interview about ruling and where the case could go given the SCOTUS ruling.
Aronberg said, alleging that Judge Cannon would have her decision reversed if she tried to dismiss the charge given the SCOTUS immunity ruling. He said, “If Judge Cannon does try to dismiss charges against Donald Trump, she’ll be immediately appealed to the 11th Circuit, she would probably be reversed and could be eventually removed from the case.”
Continuing, Aronberg added that he thinks Judge Cannon is trying to delay and slow role the case against Trump, telling Witt, “So, she’s got to tread very carefully, but delay is her middle name. She will continue to slow walk this case or continue to err on the side of delay and indulge the former president with every request.”
Aronberg then added that he thinks the SCOTUS ruling will delay but not destroy the documents case, telling Witt, And so, yes, this decision by the Supreme Court on immunity will further delay the documents case, which is the strongest case against Donald Trump, but this case was never going to be heard before the election, anyway.”
That wasn’t all. Aronberg added that he thinks Judge Cannon is deliberately holding back on potentially ruling Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional, an argument Judge Clarence Thomas made in his concurrence with the immunity ruling. Aronberg said, “I think Judge Cannon is going to be very careful before ruling that the special counsel is unconstitutional. That would contradict other courts, and again, that would get her appealed to the 11th circuit, possibly… not only reversed, but removed from the case.”
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As background, Judge Cannon, agreeing to the delay Aronberg went berserk about, wrote, “A partial stay that pauses CIPA and other litigation is warranted based on the reasoning in Trump, and such a stay would be consistent with DOJ policies and practices that the Special Counsel’s Office claims to be bound by but is largely ignoring. Resolution of these threshold questions is necessary to minimize the adverse consequences to the institution of the Presidency arising from this unconstitutional investigation and prosecution. A partial stay is also appropriate to prevent further exploitation of judicial institutions and resources by Executive Branch personnel in connection with the shameful ongoing lawfare campaign.”
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