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Trump's New Judge May Be Able to Get Away With Throwing It Out of Court
Eileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, was confirmed to the federal bench just days after Trump lost his reelection bid. She ruled differentially for Trump last summer when he contested the FBI seizure of some of the very documents that we're talking about. Legal experts describe Cannon's pro-Trump rulings at the time as fucking insane and even lawless. A conservative appeals court panel, which itself consisted of two other Trump appointees, quickly overruled her.