'Utterly Unhinged': Trump-Appointed Judge Dismisses Classified Docs Case | Common Dreams

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51% : Trump is expected to formally become the GOP presidential nominee on Thursday.
47% : U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel for a pair of federal probes after Trump announced the current presidential campaign in November 2022.
40% : "Unless the 11th Circuit and ultimately SCOTUS disagree, Trump goes free for walking out of the White House with top secret documents.
40% : "Unless the 11th Circuit and ultimately SCOTUS disagree, Trump goes free for walking out of the White House with top secret documents.
31% : "The New York Timesnoted that "Judge Cannon's ruling came exactly two weeks after Justice Clarence Thomas deeply questioned the constitutionality of Smith's appointment in an odd concurrence in the Supreme Court's landmark ruling granting Trump broad immunity against criminal prosecution," which stemmed from Smith's other case against Trump.University of Alabama law professor and MSNBC legal commentator Joyce White Vance also highlighted how Cannon's decision -- which she roundly criticized and called "absolutely incredible" -- came after Thomas' concurrence.
28% : Trump was finally indicted for his handling of classified documents the following June.
23% : "Damon Silvers, a visiting professor at University College London, said that "it's important to understand Judge Cannon's dismissal of the criminal case against Trump as both an attempt to grant him legal immunity AND an effort to escalate tensions in our country for political purposes.
21% : "The Florida-based judge's dismissal came as the Republican National Convention kicked off in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after Trump survived an assassination attempt at a Saturday campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
21% : "While fighting this case, Trump in May was convicted of 34 felonies in New York for the falsification of business records regarding hush money payments to cover up sex scandals during the 2016 presidential election.

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