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Oh, fuuuuuuuuuuck! Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #1
Straight out of the third world peppertree Jun 2023 #50
So much for the rule of law ... nt Jarqui Jun 2023 #68
Nah. LudwigPastorius Jun 2023 #129
+1000 Rebl2 Jun 2023 #77
She's basically incompetent. Captain Zero Jun 2023 #94
JFC!!!!! RandySF Jun 2023 #2
Hell no. But she got overruled before, so she'll get overruled again if there is more funny emulatorloo Jun 2023 #3
Wow! The SECOND post is a rational, informed response. Hortensis Jun 2023 #109
Wtf... shouldn't she be asked to recuse herself Fullduplexxx Jun 2023 #4
Based on what? getagrip_already Jun 2023 #15
The fact that she's biased toward trump Fullduplexxx Jun 2023 #22
Why isn't being hired by the accused considered to be grounds for recusal? TheRickles Jun 2023 #37
I'm NOT arguing she is not a biased pos who should never be a judge again...... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #53
Apparently these cases are assigned randomly. it's just dumb luck she got it LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #57
except in this case it's one that had a judge in the circuit assned previously.... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #59
Oh, it was totally random ArkansasDemocrat1 Jun 2023 #92
Even if he's convicted, I'll say right now he gets probation. oldsoftie Jun 2023 #97
Way too much coincidence to just be bad luck for DOJ. wnylib Jun 2023 #102
Absolutely! Rebl2 Jun 2023 #78
That makes no sense. She's not assigned to the division where the trial is to be held, Ocelot II Jun 2023 #5
I so hope you're right. But how sad that a source like ABC would make that statement, then. Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #7
That's what I heard last night... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #9
I heard that discussion last night too BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #23
NPR is reporting it as established fact. wnylib Jun 2023 #104
And I thought he was going to charged in d.c. Fullduplexxx Jun 2023 #10
Not on the documents charges. The proper venue is FL. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #13
They mentioned something about the Special Master on MSNBC. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #16
Judge AMC GenXer47 Jun 2023 #25
I thought it was great and probably required for the obstruction part that it was filed in FL Cheezoholic Jun 2023 #30
According to Beau of the 5th column these federal courts have a 95+% conviction rate PortTack Jun 2023 #80
Everyone gave me so much crap yesterday for saying this would happen Marius25 Jun 2023 #31
The skeptics are skeptical about skeptics. KPN Jun 2023 #48
she is in the district circuit, so is eligible to be assigned.... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #64
Umm... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #6
"We" can't demand it. And we don't know if this is even true. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #11
On second thought... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #18
Actually, this case is related to the case she heard regarding the search warrant onenote Jun 2023 #41
That makes sense. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #44
NPR is usually cautious about what it reports. wnylib Jun 2023 #105
Holy fucking shit - this is my very worst nightmare. lark Jun 2023 #8
Hopefully, the Prosecution anticipated this! Deuce Jun 2023 #12
I'm sure they anticipated just about everything and will deal with it. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #17
Yes, I think this team has and will... Deuce Jun 2023 #21
Oh no doubt! Mr Smith would not be outsmarted by a rinky dink tin pot judge like her PortTack Jun 2023 #81
utter, ridiculous bulkshit - let's see the process that leads to this fuckery bringthePaine Jun 2023 #14
Jack Smith and his team of prosecutors were prepared for this... agingdem Jun 2023 #19
Agree... Deuce Jun 2023 #24
Jack Smith is not the guy she can fuck with.. agingdem Jun 2023 #27
She could dismiss the charges if she really wanted to Marius25 Jun 2023 #32
You can bet Smith is ready for this... agingdem Jun 2023 #34
They can't really do anything to stop her other than appeal bad decisions Marius25 Jun 2023 #35
yes..and remember agingdem Jun 2023 #38
I'm not sure an appeal can stop her from just dismissing the case Marius25 Jun 2023 #39
the sky is not falling... agingdem Jun 2023 #52
I can't imagine such an action could not be reversed Major Nikon Jun 2023 #69
How so? She has the job for life and Republicans won't impeach her Marius25 Jun 2023 #70
I seriously doubt if it will ever get that far Major Nikon Jun 2023 #114
Nonsense Mysterian Jun 2023 #79
See post #82 PortTack Jun 2023 #83
This video explains it pretty well. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #116
With these federal courts..I don't think so. Mr smith did not bring these charges lightly PortTack Jun 2023 #82
She can't be removed from the bench Marius25 Jun 2023 #84
Glenn Kirschner talking about this MontanaMama Jun 2023 #20
So, for those who weren't tuning in, can you share the nutshell take-away from what he said? KPN Jun 2023 #45
he basically said it cannot stand but didn't offer much more concrete than that LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #54
Thanks LL! KPN Jun 2023 #60
So in other words, he's not in the least bit concerned PortTack Jun 2023 #85
Wow. Serious misfire there. At least it will be interesting. ananda Jun 2023 #26
Surprise!!! SledDriver Jun 2023 #28
No kidding. The past 7 years has been one long tease ... how on earth could we alexpect that to end KPN Jun 2023 #51
If there is a decent bone in her body she will recuse herself. I hate that any president appoints Autumn Jun 2023 #29
She's based in Fort Pierce, over 100 miles north of Miami. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #33
I suspect that it is because this case is related to the search warrant that was the subject onenote Jun 2023 #40
That's what was mentioned later in the ABC article BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #42
ABC mentioned later in speculative article because click booth worthiness would be diminished. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #61
The NYT has it as well (in their "Live Updates" ) BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #67
Thx for posting..this pretty much slams the door shut for any funny business on her part PortTack Jun 2023 #87
There is a post in this thread with a mini tweet-thread explanation by Joyce (Alene) Vance BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #90
I heard that same explanation from, I can't remember who... SKKY Jun 2023 #62
The criminality never ends. Kablooie Jun 2023 #36
If she pulls Traildogbob Jun 2023 #49
a prosecutor can't appeal a finding of not guilty if it comes to that.... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #66
😡😡🤬🤬 Traildogbob Jun 2023 #71
If one juror fails to vote for conviction, it will be a hung jury. wnylib Jun 2023 #106
Could this be an effort by Merrick Garland to show the indictments are not politically motivated? LaMouffette Jun 2023 #43
Oh, FFS. Merrick has no authority to assign judges to cases. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #46
Thanks. I didn't know that. LaMouffette Jun 2023 #55
I thought this was on Onion piece. PlutosHeart Jun 2023 #47
Hopefully ONLY initially. And remember she was overruled several times by higher courts LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #56
Not just overruled, judicial spanking leaving marks! Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #63
Haha! True! LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #73
Huh? How? Lulu KC Jun 2023 #58
You can be sure moniss Jun 2023 #65
In a state where it's legal to run into protesters Fullduplexxx Jun 2023 #75
WHY. With 26 district judges in the FL southern district, why should SHE be allowed to continue her ancianita Jun 2023 #72
cases are assigned randomly by a rotating wheel LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #74
A serious question deserves a serious answer. ancianita Jun 2023 #95
I was being serious. That's what I heard. Although I heard someone else say that it could have gone LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #98
Sure you were, because you know it for a fact. And now you 'heard someone else say..." ancianita Jun 2023 #101
Joyce White Vance on this story LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #76
"...Judge Cannon must step aside if the case falls to her" Hortensis Jun 2023 #107
DOJ won't seek her removal for bias and the 11th Circuit wouldn't order it anyway. onenote Jun 2023 #118
Maybe. She found it persuasive, but like us she won't be Hortensis Jun 2023 #119
Michael Popok, from Meidas Touch Network, has said that Zilli Jun 2023 #86
And what makes Popok an expert? Marius25 Jun 2023 #89
Jack Smith and the DOJ knew this was possible/probable. SayItLoud Jun 2023 #88
45 has not done well with appointees so far, including the Surpreme Court. He's batting something .. marble falls Jun 2023 #91
You have to hope, Bayard Jun 2023 #93
One would think. Novara Jun 2023 #100
Depends on why Trump appointed her and what wnylib Jun 2023 #108
That was quick. orangecrush Jun 2023 #96
Folks, calm down. If true, this is JUST the arraignment, not the whole case. Novara Jun 2023 #99
When buttface is convicted, no one can claim she's a liberal judge serving Biden or the deep state.. Chakaconcarne Jun 2023 #103
No, but she could just give him probation instead of real jail time Marius25 Jun 2023 #126
He'll walk. Turbineguy Jun 2023 #110
As a taxpayer for the federal court syste I think We the People can demand that she be removed..... turbinetree Jun 2023 #111
I'm sorry, as a taxpayer, slightlv Jun 2023 #113
I see Merrick Garland's fingerprints all over this. He has been trying to slow this process since Handler Jun 2023 #112
I think you forgot the sarcasm smilie. onenote Jun 2023 #123
Justice must IMMEDIATELY file a request to change judges. lark Jun 2023 #115
You can take it to the bank that DOJ will not seek to have her removed on bias grounds. onenote Jun 2023 #117
That means things could get ugly depending on what she does Marius25 Jun 2023 #125
"That means Trump will likely get away with this" LudwigPastorius Jun 2023 #128
So the oligarchs have ruled for our death as a country! The sky is not Blue they say. lark Jun 2023 #131
Well said Handler Jun 2023 #120
Thank you lark Jun 2023 #130
"1/Before everyone gets too spun up about reports Judge Cannon" Cha Jun 2023 #121
The case she cites is not authority for reassigning Cannon onenote Jun 2023 #122
Of course she possesses no ethics and won't recuse herself SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #124
Asking for a friend ... jgo Jun 2023 #127
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