Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon handed prosecutors in his Mar-a-Lago case a shocking ultimatum on Monday.

TheĀ MAGA-friendlyĀ federal judge whoĀ keeps sidingĀ withĀ Donald TrumpĀ in his Mar-a-Lago classified records case has forced prosecutors to make a stark choice: allow jurors to see a huge trove of national secrets or let him go.

U.S. District JudgeĀ Aileen M. Cannonā€™sultimatum Monday night came as a surprise twist in what could have been a simple order; one merely asking federal prosecutors and Trumpā€™s lawyers for proposed jury instructions at the upcoming trial.

But asĀ sheĀ hasĀ done repeatedly, Cannon used this otherwise innocuous legal step as yet another way to swing the case wildly in favor of the man who appointed her while he was president.

Department of Justice Special CounselĀ Jack SmithĀ must now choose whether to allow jurors at the upcoming criminal trial to peruse the many classified records found at the former presidentā€™s South Florida mansion or give jurors instructions that would effectively order them to acquit him.

  • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    16Ā·
    8 months ago

    Yes. But the prosecutors could just redact all classified material. The contents are irrelevant to the case, just the fact that they are classified. Prosecutors can just redact every line and paragraph thatā€™s portion marked classified.

    Or Biden has the ability to allow anyone to see any classified material if they need to go that far.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7Ā·
      8 months ago

      Or Biden has the ability to allow anyone to see any classified material if they need to go that far.

      Then the terrorist base would start dishonestly whining about Biden interfering in the case.

      To be clear, I donā€™t give a shit about their whining, but all indications are that Biden still doesnā€™t realize democracy is in a fight to the death and still thinks appearances matter.