Posted on Nov 2, 2023
Aileen Cannon's "snarky" Trump ruling called out by former prosecutor
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The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case has been criticized by a former prosecutor after she ruled in favor of the former president's co-defendants in the case.
Former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann was reacting to the ruling from Judge Aileen Cannon that two people charged alongside Trump in the federal investigation—aide and valet driver Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker Carlos De Oliveira—should be allowed to review some of the classified evidence provided to the defense under discovery, which forms the center of the case.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges over allegations he illegally retained top secret and sensitive materials after he left the White House in January 2021, and then obstructed the federal attempt to retrieve them. Nauta and de Oliveira have also denied allegations they sought to conspire with the former president to obstruct the investigation into Trump's possession of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann was reacting to the ruling from Judge Aileen Cannon that two people charged alongside Trump in the federal investigation—aide and valet driver Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker Carlos De Oliveira—should be allowed to review some of the classified evidence provided to the defense under discovery, which forms the center of the case.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges over allegations he illegally retained top secret and sensitive materials after he left the White House in January 2021, and then obstructed the federal attempt to retrieve them. Nauta and de Oliveira have also denied allegations they sought to conspire with the former president to obstruct the investigation into Trump's possession of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Aileen Cannon's "snarky" Trump ruling called out by former prosecutor
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
MSG Stan Hutchison - my question is why have they not questioned the most inappropriate handling of classified documents of then VP Biden and now POTUS Biden? As VP, he was not even allowed to take the documents let alone leave them all around who knows where in unsecured areas of his home and garage, plus anywhere else.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
PO1 H Gene Lawrence - I think that probably is being looked at. But regardless, that does not justify what Trump is accused of. If you rob a bank, that is not defense for me to do the same.
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
MSG Stan Hutchison - I’m only trying to point out the obvious two tier justice system, as I see it.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
PO1 H Gene Lawrence - I believe the GOP controlled House is trying to collect evidence of any kind against Biden, starting with Hunter.
Also, Robert Hur was appointed as Special Counsel back in January and is investigating the case.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/politics/robert-hur-special-counsel-biden-documents.html
Also, Robert Hur was appointed as Special Counsel back in January and is investigating the case.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/politics/robert-hur-special-counsel-biden-documents.html
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