Trump-Appointed Judge Aileen Cannon Will Initially Handle Documents Case
The New York Times 2023-06-09 14:38:28 • 2 mins
Former President Donald J. Trumps criminal indictment on charges stemming from his handling of classified documents will be overseen at least initially by a federal judge who a higher court criticized for handing him a series of unusually favorable rulings during the early stages of the investigation, according to five people familiar with the matter.
The judge, Aileen M. Cannon, who Mr. Trump himself appointed to the bench in 2020, his final year in office, is scheduled, at least for now, to preside over the former presidents first appearance in Federal District Court in Miami on Tuesday, the people said. But it was not clear whether Judge Cannon would remain assigned for the entirety of Mr. Trumps case.
