It was not just that she reached a conclusion long supported by some conservative lawyers and a Supreme Court justice. To rule in favor of Trump in such a dismissal is, once again, the end to Democracy as we know it.
The Trump ruling is certainly an outlier and the odds favor prosecutor Jack Smith on appeal. Many point to a challenge in 2019 in the D.C. Circuit to the appointment of Robert Mueller.
The issue has never been conclusively ruled upon by the Supreme Court, even though lower courts have rejected this challenge. However, Judge Cannon disagreed and found a lack of clear authority for both the appointment and the appropriations used for Smith.
Legal experts were incredulous and irate. Jed Shugerman, a Fordham Law professor, is quoted as expressing shock that Judge Cannon is essentially saying, 'I'm not bound by the DC Circuit, and I think they misinterp.'
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