Trump classified documents case is dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

36% : In a concurring opinion in Trump v. U.S., Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas mentioned his belief that the special counsel was unconstitutionally appointed even though that question was not at issue in the immunity case.
35% : But if Cannon's ruling is upheld, it would also effectively kill Smith's federal election interference case against Trump that is pending in Washington D.C.Several federal courts have previously upheld the constitutionality of the appointment of special counsels.
31% : "This dismissal of the lawless indictment in Florida should be just the first step, followed quickly by the dismissal of all the (cases),' Trump wrote on his social media site.
26% : Cannon, who has been harshly criticized for her previous pro-Trump rulings, ruled that Attorney General Merrick Garland had no authority under the Constitution to appoint Smith to probe Trump for taking hundreds of secret documents to his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving office.
22% : Cannon's order came as Republicans gather for their national convention in Milwaukee and less than two days after Trump was lightly wounded in an assassination attempt.
21% : Trump defense lawyer Alina Habba denounced the indictment as politically charged and said Smith has unfairly persecuted Trump.
17% : Trump was accused of mishandling classified documents and defying the government's efforts to retrieve them.
16% : Trump cheered Cannon's ruling and said prosecutors should scrap all the cases against him, which he derides as hoaxes.

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