U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, appointed by Trump in 2020, has been assigned to oversee the former president’s criminal case.
Case background: The case stems from Donald Trump’s indictment, and Judge Cannon has previously ruled in favor of Trump’s request to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago.
* This ruling temporarily stopped federal prosecutors from continuing their investigation into the documents.
* The Justice Department pushed back, arguing that it would “significantly harm important governmental interests, including national security interests.”
Key details: Judge Cannon also ruled to unseal a list of items the FBI seized from Trump’s home, and if Trump is convicted and Cannon remains on the case, she would be responsible for determining his sentence.
* The attorneys working with Trump on the case, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, resigned from representing him Friday morning following his indictment by a federal grand jury.
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