MSNBC contributor on dismissal of Trump's classified documents case: “No court has ever done what Judge Cannon did today”
Chuck Rosenberg: “So this seems to be something in which Judge Cannon is on a bit of an island, a legal island”
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From the July 15, 2024, edition of MSNBC's MSNBC Reports
CHUCK ROSENBERG (MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR): I'm surprised, to say the least. This is an issue that has been litigated elsewhere for many years. And no court has ever done what Judge Cannon did today. So, number one, I'm confident that Judge Cannon's order dismissing the indictment in the Southern District of Florida will be appealed. And, to your other question, I'm not convinced that there's any immediate ramification, immediate ramification, for the case that Jack Smith brought in the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia has established case law. There is precedent on this very question, upholding the appointment of the special counsel. So this seems to be something in which Judge Cannon is on a bit of an island, a legal island.
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So a huge win for Mr. Trump in the Southern District of Florida, but one that I'm not quite sure will hold up on appeal. Again, if he's elected president, he could simply order a dismissal of both cases. So this helps Mr. Trump and it gives him another sort of path to legal victory.