US District Judge Aileen Cannon has canceled tentative plans to hold a hearing on August 25 on a protective order for classified evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case against former President Donald Trump.

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    1 year ago

    Follow up question - what difference is that supposed to make?

    Willis’s office would still try any parts of the case moved to federal court. And they would do so under state, not federal, law—meaning Trump likely couldn’t pardon himself if he were to be re-elected and convicted.

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      It will add years to the proceedings. The Georgia case is already a mess that will take years to litigate, taking it federal will just make it worse.

      Federal court also means a federal judge, who will likely throw out large chunks of the indictment, because the indictment is messy. It’s political grandstanding and headline bait. There’s a lot of substance in there, but it’s poisoned with fluff and nonsense, and federal judges hate that shit.

      That’s why Jack Smith’s DC indictment is such a work of legal art, because he cannot afford to play fast and loose for the headlines.