Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s ruling today in United States v. Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta is completely corrupt.  As we highlighted in our June 14, 2023 letter to Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, at the time of Judge Cannon’s assignment to this case, she had “already shown a favorable bias toward Trump ‘so extreme as to display clear inability to render fair judgment’ and thereby mandating recusal.”  We further stated:

At a minimum, Judge Cannon’s prior history creates an unacceptable risk of an unavoidable appearance of bias in one of the most important proceedings in United States history. The public will view Judge Cannon as a biased decision-maker who opposes the prosecution, and who is prepared to enact unorthodox legal measures to favor Trump in court.

This has all proven to be true, culminating in Judge Cannon’s ruling today dismissing the case, despite multiple rulings by other courts upholding the constitutionality of independent prosecutors.

Judge Cannon should never have been allowed to preside over this case.  Her refusal to recuse herself and Chief Judge Altonaga’s refusal to remove her from the case have made a mockery of our judicial system.  Judge Cannon’s ruling must be promptly reversed by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and this case finally must be reassigned to another judge who will be fair and impartial.