“The issue, now before Cannon in the Southern District of Florida federal court, is likely to remain in the political debate at least until Cannon holds a hearing on the legal power of the special counsel to prosecute a defendant, on June 21.”

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    6 months ago

    I honestly don’t understand how she hasn’t been summarily removed from the case by the appellate court. This is absolutely fucking ludicrous.

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      6 months ago

      I’m fairly certain it has to be requested by one of the parties. I’m sure Jack Smith’s team has been getting it ready for quite some time now, but you only want to fire when you’re 103% certain it will work, otherwise you’ve just made things a lot harder for yourself.