It must be nice to live in a world where you appoint your own judge. It’s time for Smith to take action. A judge can be removed in “any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” This is not impartiality.
this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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Smith has been working on getting this crazy Judge removed for a while…
He hasn’t filed anything yet. She was way off base asking for jury instructions so early. Not to mention the PRA pre-trial defense was struck down without prejudice, meaning the defense may use it in the trial. Removing the trial from the calendar entirely is the icing on the cake.
He certainly has and has a history of doing so.
He hates her for all the right reasons, and is doing anything he can to get her removed from the case.
Edit: tbf, so is she
He has absolutely pushed back on her requests and challenged her decisions. He hasn’t done anything to get her removed yet. That would be filing a motion for recusal based on lack of impartiality.
From what I've heard he only gets one shot at a motion for recusal, so he's waiting until there's no chance the recusal will be denied.
Or so I hope
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This ruling from her may have been the last straw he was waiting for before he files the motion for her to recuse.
He gets one shot at this, and he better not miss. That’s why he’s waiting until he has the absolute best chance he can have.
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At this point she should be considered an accessory to his crimes.
The judges impartiality is in question. The judge is demonstrating partiality to one side of the case.
Impartiality would imply that she's not partial to one side or the other when she's clearly favoring the defendant.
That is correct. I corrected my error.
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what the fuck
He chose the judge for where he moved to commit the crimes... We shouldn't expect anything less.
If she doesn't get removed, next Republican president will make her a Supreme Court Justice.
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Cannon was appointed by Trump and people are surprised that this happened
While that may explain a lack of impartiality, it doesn’t justify it. She’s held to the same standard as any other judge. All the more reason Smith should file a motion for recusal.
Just because something is supposed to happen does not mean that it will. By all rights Trump should have been kicked out of office and be sitting in jail right now but he isnt. Just like Nixon and a whole cadre of others that slithered away without facing any real consequences.
Just because things that should have happened and didn't, doesn't mean this time it won't. This judge may face repercussions. It may not be any that impact the trump case though
Id love to be wrong here but Trump has been impeached twice (which did jack shit because the republicans in the senate would have had to help convict him) and the only real consequences for what hes done were in civil trials and even that was monetary. They didnt even make him pay the bail bond he was initially "required" to pay. He's been threatened with consequences for contempt of court over a dozen times now.
Unfortunately the best predictor of the future is the past and the past hasnt laid a hand on him.
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She’s held to the same standard as any other judge.
which seems to be no standard at all...
All the more reason Smith should file a motion for recusal.
yet he inexplicably does not... hmm I wonder
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Who is surprised by this?
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This is evidence # 37586682 that all MAGA folks are Russian assets, doing their job to destroy the US from within. Because its textbook ruling as in Russia.
Forget about the hush money, this was far more a priority as it is related to national security. Now the thugs of this world know they have carte blanche with trump. This treasonous PoS should rot in a cell for this.
I totally agree with the importance of this case. It’s the most concerning in my opinion. There is testimony that Trump divulged classified information to Russian intelligence, as well as having sold classified submarine schematics. This case needs to be heard prior to the election, as it’s directly relevant to charging him with access to this information for a second term.
So Americans... at what point do you finally realize you have a two tier legal system and actually act on it?
It’s by the design of capitalism. If you have more money, you can afford better attorneys and appeals. Trump is bringing the invisible third-tier to light with this case, having appointed the judge in 2020 that’s now presiding over his case.
Our legal system has 4 tiers of justice. If you are poor, a person of color or of another lowly respected group, you are too many times presumed guilty.
If you are working class to middle class, and can afford a decent lawyer, you get a middling level of justice. The better that you are able to differentiate yourself from the poor, and appear to look innocent, the better your outcome.
When you enter actual wealth, you can afford to put off trials, get counsel that can enact intensive clogging of the justice system. Prosecutors will be using inordinate resources to try a case and will plea bargain to ridiculous levels to be able to function for the rest of their duties. There is some justice in that what is spent on lawyers will meet or exceed the fines that they may have received otherwise.
The highest tier can always take their money elsewhere. They can purchase citizenship to other countries, including those without extradition, and are nations to themselves. The last two levels are either somewhat above the law, or completely exempt from the rule of law.
What is new is that members of a political party are seen as exempt from law, and that a ruler is exempt from law for life.
"Judge appointed by Trump cancels trial date for Trump's classified documents case".
AP news needs to start fucking calling it how it really is.
Can her and get a real judge
Corrupt Cunt
I don't understand why we would want to prosecute crimes. /s
This judge is a hero! /s
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