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LetMyPeopleVote

(174,825 posts)
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:13 PM Jan 2025

Cannon temporarily blocks Trump special counsel report's release

Source: The Hill

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Trump’s two prosecutions, granting a request from his legal team.

The ruling from Cannon comes after Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case asked her to bar the release of both sections of Smith’s report, including that dealing with Trump’s election interference case.

It’s not clear the extent of Cannon’s purview over the case, as a prior ruling from her tossing the case has been appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Cannon said her ruling blocking any transmittance of the report would remain in effect until three days after any appeals court ruling “unless the 11th Circuit rules otherwise.”

The Florida-based federal judge said the ruling would “preserve the status quo” and “prevent irreparable harm.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5071562-trump-legal-team-request-report-blocked/




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Cannon temporarily blocks Trump special counsel report's release (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 OP
Cannon is a corrupt piece of shit. FoxNewsSucks Jan 2025 #1
Here is Loose Cannon's order LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #2
But you know she is Garland's fault BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #3
I keep hearing that. It must be true. 🤪😂 Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #20
How can she tule on the J6 case? It isn't in her court. Lonestarblue Jan 2025 #4
She can't ScratchCat Jan 2025 #7
She absolutely can FBaggins Jan 2025 #23
This is the Mar-a-Lago documents case, isn't it? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #12
It's both. Andrew Wiesman was on Lawrence's last night. Said the DC part (insurrection) is separate electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #14
Right? ck4829 Jan 2025 #25
She has no authority ScratchCat Jan 2025 #5
She's the face of " irreparable harm." IA8IT Jan 2025 #6
No, we can't have any actual EVIDENCE or TESTIMONY on the record for the Eleventh Circuit deciding... LudwigPastorius Jan 2025 #8
Good Gawd LeftInTX Jan 2025 #9
BUYER BEWARE..or Typical Trump? homegirl Jan 2025 #10
FOR THE LAST TIME ScratchCat Jan 2025 #11
Loose Cannon is auditioning to have trump appoint her to the SCOTUS LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #13
Corruption, corruption, corruption. Here's how to do it... Scalded Nun Jan 2025 #15
You see!? She can act quickly when she wants to... SKKY Jan 2025 #16
JUST IN: 11th Circuit orders DOJ to respond by 10AM tomorrow (Wednesday) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #17
In for a penny, in for a pound. Buddyzbuddy Jan 2025 #18
Leak it to The Guardian question everything Jan 2025 #19
'No basis': Experts believe Aileen Cannon may not have power to block Jack Smith report LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #21
Kick Emile Jan 2025 #22
Kick ck4829 Jan 2025 #24
Old news - this is dated January 7. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #26
She's Getting Fitted Deep State Witch Jan 2025 #27
Once again, flash drives are cheap and could be left on an AP desk...nt wcmagumba Jan 2025 #28
What broke this traitorous nutcase's brain? travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #29

FoxNewsSucks

(11,500 posts)
1. Cannon is a corrupt piece of shit.
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:16 PM
Jan 2025

I realize that is no surprise to anyone, just wanted to say it.

ScratchCat

(2,668 posts)
7. She can't
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:30 PM
Jan 2025

and DOJ needs to say so NOW. Its very simple: "The order has no authority and will be ignored. The report is available here..."

FBaggins

(28,621 posts)
23. She absolutely can
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 06:33 PM
Jan 2025

She shouldn't... and it's important to note that she hasn't (this is a temporary order allowing her to get a response from the prosecution) but this is related to a special counsel final report and she previously ruled that he wasn't properly appointed to that role.

She should be overturned if she does make such a permanent order - but she has the power to do it.

electric_blue68

(25,824 posts)
14. It's both. Andrew Wiesman was on Lawrence's last night. Said the DC part (insurrection) is separate
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:55 PM
Jan 2025

ScratchCat

(2,668 posts)
5. She has no authority
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:29 PM
Jan 2025

and needs to be ignored at this point. For the love of god, The January 6th case is not in her court. DOJ needs to make a public statement NOW and release the report. JFC on crack.

LudwigPastorius

(14,152 posts)
8. No, we can't have any actual EVIDENCE or TESTIMONY on the record for the Eleventh Circuit deciding...
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:32 PM
Jan 2025

the appeal to review!

That would go against Donald Trump's special protected status as a felonious, insurrectionist, top secret-stealing piece of shit.

homegirl

(1,924 posts)
10. BUYER BEWARE..or Typical Trump?
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:32 PM
Jan 2025

Can you imagine going to the store and buying something.

Paying for your item and being told you can’t have it. It’s not yours.

That’s what is being done with these investigations and reports. WE the American taxpayer foot the good damn bill. The reports are stolen from us. We need to start suing. A LOT.

ScratchCat

(2,668 posts)
11. FOR THE LAST TIME
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 12:34 PM
Jan 2025

DOJ is part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH. The Executive Branch is a separate, equal branch of government. The Judicial Branch has no authority over internal matters. The 11th Circuit has no jurisdiction and Cannon clearly has no jurisdiction over cases not in front of her.

Just hold a god damned prime time press conference, call her corruption out and release the damn report, Joe. JFC this has gotten way, way beyond ridiculous at this point.

Scalded Nun

(1,605 posts)
15. Corruption, corruption, corruption. Here's how to do it...
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 01:34 PM
Jan 2025

Biden: I am releasing all relevant reports (Smith, Mueller, etc.). Fuck you
Biden: This is a presidential directive/action. You can't do shit about it or to me.
Biden: BTW...Fuck you.

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,825 posts)
17. JUST IN: 11th Circuit orders DOJ to respond by 10AM tomorrow (Wednesday)
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 01:50 PM
Jan 2025

This was fast



JUST IN: 11th Circuit orders DOJ to respond by 10AM tomorrow (Wednesday) to Trump allies' motion seeking to block special counsel Jack Smith's report from being released.

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,825 posts)
21. 'No basis': Experts believe Aileen Cannon may not have power to block Jack Smith report
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:52 PM
Jan 2025

Loose Cannon does not have jurisdiction to issue this order. Again Loose Cannon is auditioning for a seat on the SCOTUS



https://www.rawstory.com/aileen-cannon-2670761472

MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin on Tuesday questioned whether Judge Aileen Cannon has the authority to block the United States Department of Justice from releasing special counsel Jack Smith's report on his two criminal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.

"It is not clear... whether she has jurisdiction because earlier this year, she threw out the Mar-a-Lago documents case explaining that, from her reasoning, Jack Smith did not have constitutional authority to bring that prosecution under the appointments clause of the Constitution," she said.

"And so there is no basis here to block the report in part because it is not clear there is a case or controversy in front of her, but if there were, the argument that Trump is making that presidential immunity also precludes the release of the report is a stretch of the Supreme Court's ruling that a president cannot be prosecuted for acts having to do with his presidency while he is a sitting president."

Legal analyst Barbara McQuade, meanwhile, speculated that Cannon's move was simply to help Trump run out the clock until his inauguration on January 20th.

"I don't think she has any jurisdiction, but delay is the name of the game," she said. "If they can stop the clock until January 20th then the Department of Justice will be a Trump appointee and they will kill the whole thing. That's the goal here."


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