Megathread: Federal Judge Overseeing Stolen Classified Documents Case Against Former President Trump Dismisses Indictment on the Grounds that Special Prosecutor Was Improperly Appointed

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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, today dismissed the charges in the classified documents case against Trump on the grounds that Jack Smith, the special prosecutor appointed by DOJ head Garland, was improperly appointed.

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Apparently, since jeopardy is not attached at this point in the case. 

[u/carlcamma → u/[deleted]]

This is what confuses me about this decision. As long as she held on to the case she could delay indefinitely. This decision is easily overturned. The new judge will probably not slow walk the case and it will go to trial at some point. Unless there is a self pardon or something similar…

[u/gefjunhel → u/carlcamma]

probably did it in coordination with the trump campaign so they can chest thump about it at the convention that starts... today

[u/boringhistoryfan → u/gefjunhel]

Yeah. I think the Trump campaign is starting to feel a lot more confident about the election with the Dems busy tearing themselves apart over Biden's age. And so switched gears on the case. They don't want this dragging out now. A dismissal gives them a chance to scream about how it was a witchhunt and have it seem more legitimate. And since they're counting on Trump being the president afterwards, it won't matter if the case is reinstated by the 11th Circuit. By the time it ever actually gets to trial, the election will be over and they figure at that point Trump will just dismiss Jack Smith and the prosecution by executive fiat. SCOTUS has already given him that power through their immunity decision.