Ex-Bush adviser directly accuses Judge Aileen Cannon of quid pro quo
Judge Aileen Cannon is handing Donald Trump wins in his classified documents case in a blatant attempt to win a seat on the Supreme Court, a law professor and former presidential advisor accused.
Cannon has agreed to multiple hearings for Trump’s team to argue for dismissal in an effort to secure a quid pro quo from the former — and potentially next — president, according to Richard W. Painter.
The law professor and former George W. Bush adviser’s comments were first reported by Newsweek.
"Judge Cannon sure looks like she's auditioning for the next open seat on the Supreme Court if Trump wins the election,” he wrote on X.
“As [legal experts] Norm Eisen, Fred Wertheimer and I have pointed out before, she shouldn't be trying this case.”
Cannon, who was nominated to the federal court in Florida by Trump and is relatively inexperienced, has refused to take heed of advice from senior colleagues to step down from the case.
Painter, who was Bush’s White House ethics lawyer and is now a professor at the University of Minnesota, shared a post by Eisen, a former impeachment lawyer.
"Judge Cannon held more time-wasting hearings today in Trump's classified documents case & will continue to do so tomorrow,” he wrote.
“The fact that this case isn't at jury selection is inexcusable."
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Trump is facing several charges in Florida relating to his storage of classified material at his Mar-a-Lago estate after he left the White House. He has pleaded not guilty.
Cannon has agreed to several hearings involving claims that prosecutor Jack Smith’s appointment was illegitimate and if the FBI obtained information legally.
She has delayed the case indefinitely while she considers several motions, including if it should be dismissed.