Free Speech For People Statement on Judge Cannon’s Ruling

Federal Choose Aileen M. Cannon’s ruling immediately in United States v. Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta is totally corrupt.  As we highlighted in our June 14, 2023 letter to Chief Choose Cecilia M. Altonaga of the US District Court docket for the Southern District of Florida, on the time of Choose Cannon’s task to this case, she had “already proven a good bias towards Trump ‘so excessive as to show clear incapability to render truthful judgment’ and thereby mandating recusal.”  We additional acknowledged:

At a minimal, Choose Cannon’s prior historical past creates an unacceptable danger of an unavoidable look of bias in probably the most vital proceedings in United States historical past. The general public will view Choose Cannon as a biased decision-maker who opposes the prosecution, and who is ready to enact unorthodox authorized measures to favor Trump in court docket.

This has all confirmed to be true, culminating in Choose Cannon’s ruling immediately dismissing the case, regardless of a number of rulings by different courts upholding the constitutionality of unbiased prosecutors.

Choose Cannon ought to by no means have been allowed to preside over this case.  Her refusal to recuse herself and Chief Choose Altonaga’s refusal to take away her from the case have made a mockery of our judicial system.  Choose Cannon’s ruling have to be promptly reversed by the US Court docket of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and this case lastly have to be reassigned to a different decide who can be truthful and neutral.