Judge pauses deadlines in Trump classified documents case over immunity questions
NPR Online NewsJUL 2024
Judge Dismisses Trump Classified Docs Case
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Above: Former Pres. Donald Trump during the CNN Presidential Debate last month in Atlanta, Georgia. Image copyright: Justin Sullivan/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
It appears Cannon, a Trump appointee, is thanking him through all her recent rulings in his favor. Trump was caught red-handed hiding classified documents, but Cannon initially delayed the trial and now has dismissed the case. Conservative-leaning appeals court judges have reversed her in the past, so the inexperienced Cannon may rightly be overruled again.
Pro-Trump narrative
Cannon's ruling doesn't take Trump under consideration, it upholds the Constitution. Smith's office wasn't created by Congress nor was he nominated by the president to receive Senate approval — thus he's been illegally investigating Trump. The Biden administration's weaponization of the DOJ has again hit a snag.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 70% chance that Trump's federal classified documents case will begin no sooner than January 1, 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
