‘Very Wily’: Mariotti on Judge Cannon’s Handling of Trump’s Motion to Dismiss Docs Case

PHANG Your political colleagues ░░░░░░░░ reporting on the tension ░░░░░░░░ exists between Judge Cannon ░░░░░░░░ special counsel Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ want to get your ░░░░░░░░ about that really really ░░░░░░░░ order that was entered ░░░░░░░░ Judge Cannon yesterday There ░░░░░░░░ been a lot of ░░░░░░░░ swirling on social media ░░░░░░░░ will admit I chimed ░░░░░░░░ with my opinion about ░░░░░░░░ needs to be done ░░░░░░░░ it seems to me ░░░░░░░░ there was a very ░░░░░░░░ very scripted approach that ░░░░░░░░ Cannon did to deny ░░░░░░░░ s motion to dismiss ░░░░░░░░ to the Presidential Records ░░░░░░░░ but leaving open a ░░░░░░░░ door that would allow ░░░░░░░░ to basically get Jack ░░░░░░░░ out of the way ░░░░░░░░ a jury has been ░░░░░░░░ in MARIOTTI You know ░░░░░░░░ used the word Katie ░░░░░░░░ That is not a ░░░░░░░░ we usually associate with ░░░░░░░░ Cannon We just heard ░░░░░░░░ Ty Cobb she s ░░░░░░░░ she sometimes makes these ░░░░░░░░ handed decisions This was ░░░░░░░░ agree wily And what ░░░░░░░░ wily about it She ░░░░░░░░ t make a decision ░░░░░░░░ things that would otherwise ░░░░░░░░ cause for an appeal ░░░░░░░░ she basically put a ░░░░░░░░ in front of Jack ░░░░░░░░ where she s basically ░░░░░░░░ him you have nothing ░░░░░░░░ appeal because I haven ░░░░░░░░ made a decision yet ░░░░░░░░ the Presidential Records Act ░░░░░░░░ haven t made a ░░░░░░░░ yet about exactly what ░░░░░░░░ law is going to ░░░░░░░░ in front of the ░░░░░░░░ what the jury instructions ░░░░░░░░ going to look like ░░░░░░░░ m going to really ░░░░░░░░ my time to consider ░░░░░░░░ I might wait until ░░░░░░░░ trial starts when it ░░░░░░░░ too late for your ░░░░░░░░ When you can t ░░░░░░░░ if for example Donald ░░░░░░░░ is found not guilty ░░░░░░░░ wily.”