Hugo Lowell: Trump-appointed US district court judge Aileen Cannon was listed on the summons sent to Trump yesterday, per ppl familiar — indicating she may be the presiding judge. Cannon granted Trump a special master during the investigation last year. Confirming ABC News.
Molly Jong-Fast: You’ll remember Aileen Cannon from her bit part on season one on the episode “Aileen appoints a special master”.
@cfox666 I don’t know how #AileenCannon was assigned to Trump’s case (at least temporarily). For one thing, she doesn’t have the experience to hear a case of this weight. See this thread by legal eagle Joyce Vance for some reassurance:
1/Before everyone gets too spun up about reports Judge Cannon has been assigned to the Trump case, a little law… https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1667166126881619969?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g
“1/Before everyone gets too spun up about reports Judge Cannon has been assigned to the Trump case, a little law. I used to be an appellate chief in the 11th Circuit (where Florida is) and I litigated a few appeals where we asked the court of appeals to order a judge to recuse.”
Gayle J. Greenlea 🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Millennial a-hole