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Corpus Corruptus
Are our courts corrupting the law?
Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case smells of corruption. How and by whom?
While one ponders these questions, consider the following trajectory,
Cannon dismisses the entering into evidence classified documents seized by federal authorities, save the appointment of a “Special Master,” to arbitrate what documents can/cannot be considered given relevance to the nation’s security ;
On multiple occasions, Judge Cannon delays the hearing of evidence during the filing of arguments contesting technicalities of the procedure brought by the defense;
Judge Cannon asks for additional time to resolve questions of “absolute immunity,” a gray area given that the obstruction of justice involved in the unlawful retention of documents occurred after the President left the White House;
At the Special Counsel’s request. Cannon refuses to consider alternate remedies to dismissal of the case.
The corruption can be found in the timing of Cannon’s decisions corresponding to decisions elsewhere in the investigation into criminal acts performed by Trump while in office. It wasn’t until after Supreme Court Justice Thomas — with no relevance to the issue before the court in concurring opinions on “absolute immunity” — claimed…
