A new report underscores how far the Florida-based federal judge has gone in ignoring the advice and criticism of others in the legal community.
As U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon entertains another far-fetched argument from Trump’s defense team in the classified documents prosecution, a recent report sheds considerable light on her vexing oversight of the case. When Cannon was assigned to the case by lottery, the New York Times reported last week, two of her fellow judges urged the Trump appointee to transfer the case. Those calls were extraordinary.
And since she was speaking as the district’s chief judge, the implication was that keeping the case would hurt not only Cannon but the entire district. The report suggests a forceful appeal, close to a demand, from a chief judge to a novice with very little trial experience. The chief judge is the closest a federal judge gets to a boss. Moreover, Altonaga is an appointee of another Republican, George W. Bush, so Cannon had no reason to see her as a member of the enemy camp.
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