Judge Cannon may have just given Jack Smith an excuse to replace her: Watergate prosecutor
The Florida judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal documents case may have just given the prosecution an excuse to take action, a former Watergate prosecutor said on Saturday.
Former Watergate prosecutor and "Sisters in Law" co-host, Jill Wine-Banks, appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where she was asked about Judge Aileen Cannon's actions in the case in which Trump stands accused of stashing away confidential government documents after his presidency. He has pleaded not guilty in the case.
Specifically, the host asked Wine-Banks about a recent move by Cannon in which she appeared to indefinitely suspend the trial date.
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Wine-Banks noted that it is "very hard to get rid of a judge" but that such a move "is necessary here."
"She has made bad decisions that have no relationship to what the law is in this case," she said. "She has refused to make decisions that should have been made months ago."
Further, she said, the American public has a "right to a speedy trial."
"She is not dumb, but she is really not doing her job," she said, adding that for judges it is part "of their jobs is to set a trial date."
"So her saying this is too complex a case, I'm not going to set a trial date, that seems to be something that could be subject to a mandamus," she added. "And that may mean that getting a new judge would be delaying the case, but I would rather delay it for a new judge and not worry."