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5 takeaways from Trump’s document case dismissal
The Hill ^ | 7/15/24 | Zach Schonfeld

Posted on 07/15/2024 6:20:11 PM PDT by Libloather

Former President Trump on Monday received one of his biggest wins yet in fighting his criminal charges when a judge tossed his classified documents indictment.

By ruling that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision sets aside Trump’s 40 criminal charges that accuse him of mishandling classified documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them from Mar-a-Lago.

Here are five takeaways from Trump’s major win:

First of Trump’s indictments dismissed

Decision latches onto Thomas’s concurrence

Jack Smith plans to appeal

Ruling comes at start of GOP convention

Ruling divides Democrats, GOP

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: aileencannon; case; classifieddocs; dismissal; document; jacksmith; judgecannon; smith; theshill; unconstitutional
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How can Jackass Smith appeal if he's not authorized to be in that position? This could get messy.
1 posted on 07/15/2024 6:20:11 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Jack Smith Perpetrated a Felony FRAUD upon the Court, Armed Robbery, Breaking and Entering, Extortion, He should be held Criminally Liable for all the CRIMES he COmmitted while PRETENDING to be an “Officer of the United States”.


2 posted on 07/15/2024 6:22:58 PM PDT by eyeamok
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The DoJ under Garland might refile.

Is that not possible?


3 posted on 07/15/2024 6:23:15 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (*** Help Trump, fund Republican candidates: https://ballotpedia.org/U.S._House_battlegrounds,_2024)
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To: Libloather

Shouldn’t Florida be empaneling a Grand Jury to INDICT Jack Smith for all the CRIMES he committed in FLORIDA while Impersonating an Officer of the United States???


4 posted on 07/15/2024 6:25:27 PM PDT by eyeamok
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“Fraud”

Just as on January 6th, no obviously participating party was hiding anything.


5 posted on 07/15/2024 6:27:53 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (*** Help Trump, fund Republican candidates: https://ballotpedia.org/U.S._House_battlegrounds,_2024)
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If I’m Jack Smith and the DOJ, I might consider handing the Mar-A-Lago case to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, re-indict, and hope it gets assigned to a more competent judge than Cannon,”

By that they mean one like Juan Merchan

6 posted on 07/15/2024 6:27:59 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Pray for Biden: Psalms 109: 8)
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To: Libloather

If Jack Smith is not authorized to represent the government, how can he appeal?


7 posted on 07/15/2024 6:30:02 PM PDT by gunnut
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“Future Supreme Court Justice Cannon,” Trump ally Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) posted on X alongside a photo of the judge.
8 posted on 07/15/2024 6:31:29 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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> The DoJ under Garland might refile. Is that not possible?

Maybe not (”lack of standing” TM).


9 posted on 07/15/2024 6:40:33 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

This will goto the Supreme Court where Jack Smith will lose. The current court is very focused on returning the Constitution to preeminence and this special counsel scam is a clear case of the Biden Regime ignoring constitutional limits on the executive branch.


10 posted on 07/15/2024 6:43:59 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Libloather

No standing!-)

Happens all the time;-)


11 posted on 07/15/2024 6:47:34 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: wildcard_redneck

1st appeal to 11th Circuit. Justice Thomas’ Circuit


12 posted on 07/15/2024 6:50:40 PM PDT by JayGalt (DEI = Didn’t Earn It)
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>> If I’m Jack Smith and the DOJ, I might consider handing the Mar-A-Lago case to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, re-indict, and hope it gets assigned to a more competent judge than Cannon

Because Jack Smith was not a legitimate prosecutor, any evidence he gathered would be fruit from a poisoned tree...???


13 posted on 07/15/2024 6:51:29 PM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Libloather

What the heck does this idiot have to appeal about? He was never confirmed, so he has no legal office... The guy’s a moron who shouldn’t be practicing law... The end.


14 posted on 07/15/2024 6:54:25 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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With evidence illegally obtained?

Should be interesting.


15 posted on 07/15/2024 6:54:47 PM PDT by TheWriterTX (🇺🇸✝️🙏🇮🇱)
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To: Libloather

In all due fairness to Judge Cannon, she brought up the subject of the appointment long before Thomas did, not that either of them deserve less credit.


16 posted on 07/15/2024 6:55:29 PM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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P.S. The violation of civil rights lawsuit ought to be in the billions of dollars.


17 posted on 07/15/2024 6:56:19 PM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: Michael.SF.

Or Engeron. Not gonna happen though.


18 posted on 07/15/2024 6:57:17 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: Nervous Tick

There is no more competent judge than Cannon.


19 posted on 07/15/2024 6:58:07 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: Brian Griffin

How long would that process be? No way anything is before Trump’s inauguration.
First the appeal, even if Jack wins then the issue of what evidence is subject to privilege must be decided in another court process before anything could move forward.
Alternately to refile the case they need a Grand Jury empaneled.There needs to be a privilege determination. The Mar-A-Lago case is gutted by the SC privilege decision. They also contaminated the evidence so the raid evidence is essentially useless.


20 posted on 07/15/2024 6:59:03 PM PDT by JayGalt (DEI = Didn’t Earn It)
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