'If this were a law school exam, Judge Cannon would be failing,' says legal expert

MSNBC Legal analyst Kristy Greenberg and Joe Scarborough take a look at Trump's many legal battles, expressing particular bewilderment over Judge Aileen Cannon's recent decisions in the classified documents case, which consistently favor former President Trump— citing concerns over unsealing witness identities and vague interpretations of the Espionage Act, raising doubts about the judge's impartiality.


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[thjbird]

Cannon should be charged with obstruction of justice.

[davidgriffith]

Exactly, if he really believed he had the right to those documents, he would have challenged the subpoena in court and not tried to hide the documents and obstruct the subpoena.

[maxgreddy]

Cannon is not getting it dead wrong but exactly right where she wants it because she is corrupt and should be removed and prosecuted.

[ttizxmn]

Again why hasnt she been removed by 11th circuit court. Justice fails again.

[bobsanders]

To discover the truth about a crime, look closely at what the person did rather than what they say. Actions speak louder than words.

[niclewis]

Loose Cannon must be removed not just from this case but from the bench. The Appeals Court need to step in.

[MaryLopez-emrc]

I saw a YouTube ad earlier today of Don Jr. with tears in his eyes asking to send at least $5 to his dad. I don’t know what is more pathetic, a so called billionaire family crying for donations from poor people, or poor people donating money to so called billionaire to fund their fraud penalties.

[eoiuusz]

ANY source of money will need to be disclosed to the Monitor.

[gregedmand]

Cannon was given the benefit of the doubt when assigned to this case. She has proven that trust was undeserved. She will be reviled in legal history books.

[rookforce]

Cannon should be put on on the stand for incompetence and questioned like they did FANI Willis. Dems got to learn how to play rough.

[markstevens]

Engoron fixed the transparency issue this morning, adding scope to the court-appointed monitor. No hiding now.

[dougsowerby]

If Cannon can do all these things that are considered wrong or even illegal, but is not fired or removed from the bench, then what does that tell you about your judicial system? I'd say it's broken! Here's hoping you can fix it. Good luck.

[aianson]

Is there some judicial body in Florida looking at what is going on here? I find the silence disturbing.

[scotsmanofnewengland]

New York AG “ No we don’t take rubles “. Take his plane then he’ll have to walk or crawl to his B S events !! LOCK HIM UP FOR GOD’S SAKE !!

[srmangiapoco]

University of Michigan Law School has a lot to answer for.

[HTub-boyl]

You cannot serve in the military as a watchstander and have such flagrant disregard for communication security and that was our commander in chief. What an outrage.

[gregm]

You know you're getting close to the truth when a video like this one immediately gets attacked by trolls.

[randyd-dopo]

Everyone is saying cannon is incompetent but nothing can be done about her. This is so ridiculous

[billgaudette]

According to the modified Financial Monitor order that came out today, Trump will have to disclose all Bond information to the court. Who posted it, what collateral was involved, etc. I can't wait to find out what Chubb got for the 100M E Jean Carroll bond :)

[jeanettecarter]

Judge cannon we all Americans are watching we all will hold you accountable