Key takeaways:
- Judge Aileen Cannon is facing scrutiny for her previous decision in a related case being overturned.
- The indictment against Trump includes 37 felony counts related to his retention of hundreds of classified government documents.
- Democrats in Congress have called for Judge Cannon to recuse herself from the case.
A federal judge appointed to oversee the trial of former President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after her previous decision in a related case was overturned. Judge Aileen Cannon is accused of having a favorable disposition toward Trump, and Democrats in Congress have called for her to recuse herself from the case.
The indictment against Trump, unsealed on Friday, accuses him of breaking seven laws and includes 37 felony counts related to his retention of hundreds of classified government documents. The indictment alleges that Trump illegally retained documents detailing some of the U.S.’s most closely guarded secrets, shared their contents with people without proper security clearance and stored them in insecure locations.
The charges are the culmination of the federal government’s multiyear efforts to retrieve the documents from Trump’s private residence in Palm Beach, Florida. The indictment also alleges that Trump obstructed and made false statements.
The trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin on May 17, 2021. Judge Aileen Cannon will preside over the case, despite calls from Democrats in Congress for her to recuse herself due to her previous favorable disposition toward Trump. The indictment against Trump includes 37 felony counts related to his retention of hundreds of classified government documents. The federal government has spent years attempting to retrieve the documents from Trump’s private residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
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