Judge Aileen CannonĀ is planning on holding a sprawling hearing onĀ Donald Trumpā€™s request to declare Jack Smithā€™s appointment as special counsel invalid,Ā signaling the judge could be more willing than any other trial judge to veto the special prosecutorā€™s authority.

ā€œThe issue, now before Cannon in the Southern District of Florida federal court, is likely to remain in the political debate at least until Cannon holds a hearing on the legal power of the special counsel to prosecute a defendant, on June 21.ā€

  • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15Ā·
    6 months ago

    And heā€™s got 3 members of the Supreme Court to back him up.

    Only 3?

    I assume Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett are guaranteed to back him. Kavanaugh likely will, and Roberts if he thinks he can get away with it while maintaining his thin veneer of legitimacy.

      • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6Ā·
        6 months ago

        ā€œThin veneer of legitimacy.ā€

        He doesnā€™t have legitimacy, but he likes to pretend he does. Enough that he sometimes votes against the other conservative justices when itā€™s going to be 5-4 vs 6-3 anyway.

        Edit: As chief justice I think Roberts has a better understanding of the legacy of his court, and it has caused him to be at least somewhat less gung-ho about the blatant partisan nature of the court. But definitely not always.