Lawrence O'Donnell: Trump's 'Special Master' Judge Tops GOP Short List For Supreme Court

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell mentioned Tuesday that Choose Aileen Cannon now tops the GOP quick record for the Supreme Court docket by siding with former President Donald Trump for “no identified authorized motive.” (Watch the video under.)

Cannon, appointed to a federal bench by Trump in 2020, “publicly utilized ... in writing” for a future emptiness on the excessive courtroom by granting Trump’s request for a “particular grasp” to assessment paperwork seized from his dwelling by the FBI. The intervention has been questioned by authorized consultants, one in every of whom referred to as Cannon “biased and corrupt.”

O’Donnell mentioned if Trump (or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis) is elected president, the quick record will embody solely her identify and it will stay there “for so long as it takes for an additional Republican to win the Electoral School.”

Cannon issued the order this week for an unbiased arbiter over the objections of the Justice Division, which is investigating Trump for allegedly squirreling away categorized materials at Mar-a-Lago. Trump has claimed the fabric is protected by “executed privilege.” Cannon asserted that Trump might undergo “reputational hurt” if he have been to be indicted.

O’Donnell scoffed at Cannon’s concern for Trump.

“You can't undergo reputational hurt if in case you have already destroyed your popularity,” he snapped.

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