In a scathing filing, the special counsel pushed back on Judge Aileen Cannonā€™s interpretations of laws that could define the case against Trump

Special CounselĀ Jack SmithĀ went toe-to-toe with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon over her requests for jury instructions inĀ Donald Trumpā€™sĀ classified documents case.

In aĀ scathing filingĀ submitted Tuesday, Smith accused Cannon of operating on an ā€œunstated and fundamentally flawed legal premiseā€ when she requested that the parties in the case draft different versions of their proposed jury instructions based on their competing interpretations of laws governing classified materials and presidential records.

Trump has argued that his retention of classified documents after his ouster from the White House was perfectly legal. Claiming that he both unilaterallyĀ telepathically declassifiedĀ the documents, and that they were simply personal records he was already authorized to take. The former presidentā€™s trial on 40 charges related to his alleged mishandling of the documents is scheduled to begin in May, but willĀ likely be delayed.

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    8 months ago

    Sheā€™s going to eventually get herself removed from the bench and possibly disbarred for this abusive behavior.

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      8 months ago

      She ainā€™t gonna do shit and Trump will never face any real consequences ever except from historians 30 years after the next Great War. After the last literal 11th hour reduced bailout it suddenly became all clarity and nihilistic wisdom to me. Trump has already destroyed America. Itā€™s already too late.

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        8 months ago

        Trump didnā€™t destroy the country. He just stepped into the gaping wound that the narcissists that populate this land left open.

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          8 months ago

          More like he stuck his greedy little hands in there and pulled out the entrails.

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      8 months ago

      Sheā€™ll just get a commentator gig on NewsMax, which will likely pay a lot more. Or, she could go to Fox, but would probably have to bleach her hair first.

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        8 months ago

        Sure, but she wonā€™t be an attorney or judge, which is the good thing. NewsMax is a bubble that we can ignore.