Now only the fake witch trial in NY that might possibly make Trump a convicted felon, from fake made up charges and the Leftist run DOJ coordinating it all, is all that stands in the way legally, at least until after the election.
In a surprising turn of events, a federal judge dismissed charges against former President Donald Trump in his long-standing classified documents case. The dismissal may have been inspired by a recent legal commentary from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
On July 1, Thomas aligned with the Supreme Court’s conservative majority to significantly broaden presidential immunity for crimes committed while in office. In his concurring opinion, Thomas hinted at the unconstitutionality of special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment, who is prosecuting Trump in both the classified documents and a separate election interference case.
🚨Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has called for all charges against Donald Trump to be dropped immediately.
Do you agree with Thomas?
YES or NO? pic.twitter.com/ad7jj9RuZS— Wake Up America (@_wake_up_USA) July 14, 2024
Special counsels are illegitimate without specific legislation or Senate confirmation, and this defense had been presented by Trump in Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom in Florida. On July 15, Cannon cited Thomas’s argument four times when dismissing the charges.
“This is an aggressive ruling,” commented Leftist Jonathan Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University. “It raises questions about a broad range of Justice Department appointments. I’m not sure she got it right on the merits.” Of course, the Left is upset that they cant just do anything they want in the legal field. Including setting up the President of the United States.
NYU law professor Melissa Murray observed on social media that Thomas “laid the table and Judge Cannon took a seat.” Thomas’s opinion suggested, “I am not sure that any office for the Special Counsel has been ‘established by Law,’ as the Constitution requires.” He further wrote, “If there’s no law establishing the office that the Special Counsel occupies, then he cannot proceed with this prosecution. A private citizen cannot criminally prosecute anyone, let alone a former President.”
Trump is accused of hoarding classified documents from the White House at his private club in Florida and asking employees to erase security camera footage showing the documents being hidden. Charges which are 100% fake and political and part of Biden and the Deep State’s attack and move to destroy American freedom. Cannon, appointed by Trump in 2020, had previously issued several pro-Trump rulings and had signaled her openness to this constitutional argument by holding a hearing on the matter. The Left is upset that she dares to actually follow the law and not the Deep States’ dictates.
Pulled up this blast from the past for today’s vlawg.
Clarence Thomas has always been righteous. And Joe Biden has always been evil. pic.twitter.com/hpxxFddPnt
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) July 1, 2024
Cannon sided with conservative legal thinkers who filed briefs supporting this argument, ruling that Smith’s office in the Justice Department was unconstitutional. This decision was met with widespread criticism from Leftist legal commentators, who believe it is likely to be overturned, but with no legal basis to support this notion, Trump’s victor seems assured. That is unless they someone pull out another corrupt judge like in New York, who does their dirty work for them.
Trump celebrated the ruling, calling it “this dismissal of the Lawless Indictment in Florida” and urging for other criminal and civil cases against him to be dismissed. Adler, a conservative legal scholar, noted that when a constitutional question is unsettled by the Supreme Court or appellate courts, district judges like Cannon often rely on “persuasive authority,” in this case, Thomas’s opinion. Adler added, “I’m skeptical that she’s right. I wouldn’t be surprised to see her decision overturned.”
Other legal experts argue that the constitutionality of special counsels was established decades ago when the Supreme Court rejected President Richard Nixon’s challenge to a special counsel during the Watergate scandal. In 2019, a Washington, D.C. appellate panel dismissed a challenge to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election on similar grounds. The Appellate panel was told by the Deep State to get Trump, so being the week judges that they are, nearly all Democrats too, they did as they were told.
However, Cannon cited Thomas in her ruling that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Nixon case was “dictum,” an opinion that didn’t set a legal precedent, allowing her to dismiss the prosecution. Thomas has a habit of writing separate opinions that flag constitutional issues not directly before the court.
None of the other eight justices joined Thomas’s opinion questioning the legality of Smith’s office. This raises doubts on the Left about whether the conservative 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, if it reverses Cannon’s decision, would find support from the Supreme Court.
Clarence Thomas is awesome. pic.twitter.com/kTCFDUsIaP
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 28, 2021
Former clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy and University of Michigan Law School professor Sam Erman remarked, “Following what one justice says when the others aren’t on board, staking out a position that’s disruptive… Judges typically avoid such risks because they dislike being overturned.” Erman added, “In cases like this, your constitutional law spidey sense tingles. You say, ‘What’s going on?’”
Cannon’s decisions in the documents case have consistently attracted scrutiny. Her order freezing the documents investigation was overturned by a unanimous panel of Republican appointees on the 11th Circuit Court in December 2022. As we have seen all over America, the Deep State can do wonders, even against the law, when they apply the pressure to do so.
What’s clear is that Cannon’s recent ruling benefits the Republican presidential nominee. Even if her decision is overturned and the charges reinstated, it likely won’t happen before Election Day.
“I have no particular insight into Judge Cannon’s motives,” Erman concluded. “But she’s made a series of decisions that ensure this case isn’t going to be tried until after the election.”
Now that Biden has left the race, it looks as if it is going to be a fight between the Clinton camp, and the far weaker Kamala Harris camp at the convention. My money is on Hillary and her deceit and backstabbing winning the nomination to face off against Trump.
Major Points
- Federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed charges against Trump in the classified documents case, citing Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion on special counsels.
- Thomas’s recent concurring opinion questioned the constitutionality of the special counsel’s appointment.
- Legal scholars argue that Cannon’s ruling is likely to be overturned, given historical precedents and widespread criticism.
- Trump celebrated the dismissal, calling for other cases against him to be dropped.
- Cannon’s decision ensures the case won’t be tried until after the 2024 election, benefiting Trump’s presidential campaign.
Al Santana – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News