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CAAAANNNONNNNNBALLLLLL! Judge Aileen Cannon has just made a major splash in the Trump trials by dismissing the entire federal classified documents case based on her findings that special prosecutor Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed.\xa0 We try our best to pretend that this 93-page decision is a regular order released by a normal judge, at least for a few minutes, before moving on to ask: Should we have seen this coming? Does this explain Clarence Thomas\u2019s weirdly unprompted thoughts on the same subject in the Trump immunity case earlier this month? What happens next, and is there any chance it could happen without Fort Pierce, Florida\u2019s best, worst, and only federal judge?\xa0

BONUS PATRON CONTENT: Patrons will also hear us listen to the New York Times rub its collective chin as its The Daily podcast considers Aileen Cannon\u2019s mysterious ways and unknowable motives.

• \xa0Aileen Cannon's 93-page order granting Trump \u2018s motion to dismiss\xa0

• 28 U.S. Code \xa7 533\xa0 (Investigative and other officials; appointment)

• United States v. Nixon :: 418 U.S. 683 (1974)

• \xa0What We Can Learn from American History's First Special Prosecutor, TIME (1/5/19)

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