WORLD NEWS | Judge Trump appointee rules in his favor, assigned to oversee criminal case

MIAMI, June 9 (AP) — The historic federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump had initially been assigned to a judge he appointed, who faced criticism for her decision to grant Republican requests for independence. The arbitrator reviewed documents obtained during an FBI search of his Florida estate.

The case has been assigned to former federal prosecutor Judge Erin Cannon, who was nominated by Trump in 2020 and currently serves in Fort Pierce, a person familiar with the matter said.

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The move appears to be a rare piece of good news for Trump, given the ruling she issued last year in Trump’s favor and against the Justice Department.

Cannon’s profile was thrust into the spotlight when Cannon issued what many legal experts considered an extraordinary decision, authorizing a so-called special director to review documents confiscated by the FBI.

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Some experts said the judge was disrespectful to the former president and unnecessarily set aside some of the Justice Department’s investigative work.

As part of the case, Cannon temporarily barred federal agents and prosecutors from reviewing a trove of classified documents seized during the search.

Her order was ultimately thrown out by a federal appeals court, which found she had overstepped her authority.

A federal appeals court concluded an independent review of the documents. (Associated Press)

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