Posted on 05/08/2024 12:06:05 PM PDT by Red Badger
Petitions calling for the removal of Judge Aileen Cannon from Donald Trump's classified documents case have now amassed more than 300,000 signatures.
Cannon, a Trump-appointed U.S. district court judge, is facing calls to recuse herself from the former president's classified documents case over concerns regarding her impartiality. Trump is facing dozens of criminal charges related to claims that he kept classified material at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after leaving the White House and then obstructed authorities' efforts to retrieve them. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Newsweek has found six petitions calling for Cannon's removal from the case. One petition, run by Daily Kos, a progressive news site, has almost 102,000 signatures so far. "Federal law requires a judge to step away from a case in which impartiality 'might reasonably be questioned.' Given Judge Cannon's history and previous rulings in Trump's favor, her impartiality reaches that threshold," the petition said.
"This is not a matter of politics; it's a matter of justice. We must all stand for a fair and impartial judicial system regardless of political affiliation. We must demand that those in positions of power are held accountable for their actions. This case is a litmus test for our democracy, and we cannot afford to fail," it continued.
Newsweek has contacted a spokesperson for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for comment via email.
Another petition, with 99,183 signatures, calls on Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to remove Cannon, saying Altonaga "has authority under federal law and internal court procedure to reassign a new judge to this case, one who will prioritize equal justice under the law."
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The Brownshirts on parade.
Yeah, good luck.
Is this because she has made some really fair decision in favor of Trump?
Why not just send a petition around saying “just find him guilty and jail him already”
They’re pretty upset.
I don’t hear them complaining about the judges in NYC who are all Democrats..........................
BS!!!!
A petition ain’t going to get it done.
Maybe they all should stage a hunger strike?
5.56mm
Exactly!!!
This is what Democrats do. They whine, bitch and moan like two year-olds who can’t have a candy bar at the grocery store check-out line and throw a temper tantrum.
Just wait until November.
It’s gonna be a long hot summer.......................
“facing calls to recuse herself from the former president’s classified documents case over concerns regarding her impartiality.”
The Bee can’t fool me even if they leave a Newsweek by-line.
The Brown Panties....................
She did not favor Trump. She favored the law and the rights of a defendant. It was not a political decision. It was one that took the Constitution seriously.
Remember, for RATS, it isn’t the evidence that matters, it’s the seriousness of the charge.
LOL.
Encampments at the courthouse soon to come...complete with p*ssy hats and Pali terrorist flags, and a drag performance or two
/eyeroll
Remove her from what? As a non-paying tenant in their heads?
Antifa and BLM burning white neighborhoods may be next. Florida is a bad state to try that, but the left will probably do it.
The bigger news story here is that this is news. It is an attempt at propaganda by Newsweek under the guise of reporting on a story. It isn’t a mystery to anyone at FR, but it seems to still work on many people out in the world. My parents seem to watch the news without asking about the people who are presenting it and why they are reporting on certain stories and ignoring others.
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