ironic. just one day later senator lindsey graham would make a phone callou to brad raffensperger, asking raffensperger if he had thege to throw out mail-in ballots from certain counties. so, yeah, a whole lot of wild things were happening in and around november 12, 2020. and in the middle of it on that day the senate made a decision that went virtually unnoticed at the time. nomination to the judiciary aileen mercedes canon for the southern district ofs florida. seeing none the yeas are 56, the nays are 21. that was the moment the senatet voted to con-term a yog assistant attorney named aileen canon to a lifetime appointment
just one day later, senator lindsey graham would make a phone call to the georgia secretary of state, asking raffensperger if he had the power to throw out mail-in ballots from certain counties. so, a whole lot of wild things were happening on and around november 12th of 2020. and in the middle of all of that, on that day, that senate made an incredibly consequential decision that went virtually unnoticed at the time. some nomination in the judiciary, eileen mercedes cannon to the florida for the united states district judge for the southern district of florida. are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their vote? when the nays are 21, the nomination is confirmed. that was the moment the senate voted to confirm a young assistant u.s. attorney named aileen cannon, to a lifetime appointment on the federal judiciary.
county,by mechanics and standar in sectionme 2 denial claims, a silent atms sentencing, waiver doctrine and the right to present mitigating evidence. by contrast aileen canon offered oldon newspaper articles she wre with titles like flu mengo and winners in the library quest q competition, and tomatoes may reduce tumors. soum it was an unusual set of writings for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench. the new york times also reports that the questionnaire also asked her to provide all reports,o memorandums and poli statements she d written for any organization, all testimony, or official statements on public or legal policy she d ever delivered to any public body and all of her speeches, talks, panel discussions, lectures, or question and answer sessions. aileen canon s response to that section, none.
migrants, and tax fraud. nothing like the espionage act or obstruction of justice. in all, those four cases added up to just 14 trial days. i should add, before trump gave her this lifetime appointment to the bench in 2020, she had not previously served as any kind of judge. and while special counsel jack smith will have to wait and see how judge cannon handles this case, she might not be the only judge to oversea a case regarding those classified documents. one of the most striking revelations in the 49-page indictment were the two occasions when trump showed classified documents to others who did not have the proper security clearances. while trump was charged with illegal retention of classified documents, there was no charge for dissemination. that s likely because it happened at trump s bedminster golf club in new jersey and not in florida where these charges were brought. as andrew weissmann points out in the atlantic, smith could bring that charge which also
if i were her i d want nothing to do with this case, but if she decides she wants to take it and redeem herself, if you will, i don t think there are legal grounds to recuse her. i know people think there are, but i m not one who agrees with that. dan, i want to bring you in. do you agree with that? some have made the counter argument saying she may be the best person to try this case because of those past decisionses she will be on her best behavior and if trump is convicted under a trump appointee it gives an era of credibility to the process. i think that s right and for someone who is a young judge who has to be thinking about her reputation because she ll be presumably on the bench for a long time. federal judge ships are a lifetime appointment. she s got to be thinking about how the public is going to view her and what kind of confidence the public is going to have in the justice system, but i do agree with michael that legally there are no grounds for her to recuse herself.