Federal district court Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who sits in the Southern District of Florida, was assigned to oversee the criminal case against the former president and Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, for his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
Cannon’s assignment drew controversy because of her ruling in an earlier lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida, which Trump filed two weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) raid at his Mar-a-Lago residence on the island of Palm Beach on Aug. 8, 2022.
In September, Cannon ruled in Trump’s favor that an independent special master be appointed to review the records seized by the FBI after it was revealed that his medical and tax records and other personal information, in addition to the over 300 classified documents and thousands of other records, had been confiscated by the government.
Cannon also ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop its own review of the material pending completion of the special master’s investigation. The move outraged liberals, and some accused Cannon of giving Trump special treatment.
"A Trump judge delivers for Trump in a big way," disgraced former CBS anchor Dan Rather tweeted at the time. "Delays now could lead to further chaos and mischief on his part. A big win for Trump. A big loss for accountability. News organizations should dive deep into what Trump did to politicize the federal judiciary."
Cannon’s assignment drew controversy because of her ruling in an earlier lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida, which Trump filed two weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) raid at his Mar-a-Lago residence on the island of Palm Beach on Aug. 8, 2022.
In September, Cannon ruled in Trump’s favor that an independent special master be appointed to review the records seized by the FBI after it was revealed that his medical and tax records and other personal information, in addition to the over 300 classified documents and thousands of other records, had been confiscated by the government.
Cannon also ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop its own review of the material pending completion of the special master’s investigation. The move outraged liberals, and some accused Cannon of giving Trump special treatment.
"A Trump judge delivers for Trump in a big way," disgraced former CBS anchor Dan Rather tweeted at the time. "Delays now could lead to further chaos and mischief on his part. A big win for Trump. A big loss for accountability. News organizations should dive deep into what Trump did to politicize the federal judiciary."
