The Daily Beast reports, “In a baffling turn of events, the Donald Trump-appointed federal judge overseeing his Mar-a-Lago classified documents debacle appears to have placed the case on warp speed—setting a trial just two months away. On Monday morning, federal court records showed that U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon created what’s referred to as a “rocket docket” to speed his trial through the system. Cannon issued an order stating that the most historic criminal trial in American history will commence Aug. 14. That’s just 55 days away, while most federal trials take up to a year or more as both sides prepare for an epic showdown in court.”
Obviously, this date will not hold. Even I, who would be the first one to vote to convict traitor trump, think this is too quick to come to trial. You do realize it is the defendant’s prerogative to waive the right to a speedy trial, not the prosecution’s. As a reminder, the right to a speedy trial is in the Constitution to prevent the government from arresting citizens and having them languish in jail indefinitely. But, you know, traitor trump is free to roam. He’s not even out on bail because the feckless D.O.J. did not request it. (Of course, this happens anyway. Just ask Black folk who can’t make bail on some ridiculous traffic or minor drug charge, and they wait years in jail for a “speedy” trial. It happens.) Talk about a 2-tiered system of justice! To be sure, this quick trial date is merely Cannon setting a benchmark. But being the cynical, pessimistic person that I am, I have to ask, What’s the catch? Even The Daily Beast — as I am sure others do — see this as a “baffling turn of events” for Judge Cannon.
She seems to be bending over backward to do all the right things, ostensibly. But why now? I have a pretty good idea: To exonerate traitor trump as quickly as possible. I don’t know how a judge, who clearly wrote not one but two wrong opinions in favor of the criminal that appointed her, suddenly changes her stripes. She does not! Do not convenience yourself for one f***ing second that she has somehow learned or been chastened by her rulings being overturned — twice — by the Appellate Court. We all know how these MAGA moron and conservative types think (they don’t), but they do double down, and so will Cannon. She understands that her true power to influence the outcome of this trial is to get the jury empaneled quickly, and then she can start working her biased will through rulings made during the trial. Those decisions are much harder to appeal in real-time. I’m sorry, but I have no faith in this judge to do the right thing because she failed to do the right thing from the very start — by recusing herself from this case. She is not ready and lacks the experience required in such a critical case. Indeed, she lacks the knowledge to preside over the most significant criminal case in America’s history. Cannon should understand this, especially since she has already demonstrated poor judgment and defective legal reasoning on matters directly related to this indictment. Yet, she persists and has shown an inability to make sound decisions at every turn. I think everything she does is calculated to benefit traitor trump even though, in the near term, it may not seem like it. Stay tuned and just wait. The! Best! Is! Yet! To! Come!