[ [link removed] ]Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, keeps using her power to
shield Trump. Sign the petition to demand she be removed from overseeing Trump's
classified documents case NOW!

Dear MoveOn member,

Last week, Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal judge who was appointed by
Trump and is overseeing Trump's classified documents case just announced
she is delaying a trial indefinitely.^1 This is a major setback in holding
Trump accountable for stealing classified documents from the White House
and harboring them in his Mar-a-Lago home. And by delaying the trial
indefinitely, there's a huge risk that the trial and verdict could be
pushed until after the 2024 election.^2 And if Trump wins, he could then
pardon himself. It's unacceptable to delay this trial.

[ [link removed] ]Will you join over 100,000 MoveOn members and demand that Judge Aileen
Cannon be removed for showing extreme bias in favor of Trump NOW?

From the start, MoveOn has called on Judge Cannon to be removed from this
case because of her biased history of showing favoritism toward Trump.
Even early on in this case, she's intervened to help him, and it's
impossible to see this move as anything other than helping the former
president evade accountability ahead of November's election.

Trump is facing 37 federal charges, including 31 violations of the
Espionage Act, for stealing from and refusing to return top-secret nuclear
and military documents to the government. Trump believes he is above the
law, and the outcome of this federal case is critical to proving to the
nation that he is not. It's imperative that an impartial, trustworthy
judge oversee this high-stakes trial. Judge Cannon is not that person.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to demand that Judge Aileen Cannon be
removed from the classified documents trial immediately? The case must be
reassigned to a different judge! It's a matter of democracy.

Chief Judge Altonaga must exercise her authority to remove Judge Cannon
from the United States v. Donald Trump case. Judge Cannon was appointed by
Trump and has a history of demonstrating extreme bias in favor of Trump.
Her continued assignment over this trial risks the integrity of this case
and the public's confidence in the proceedings.

[4]Sign the petition

In 2022, Judge Cannon wrongfully intervened in the Department of Justice
investigation into Trump's withholding of classified documents, barring
the DOJ from using the seized materials in the continued investigation.^3
Her ruling was ultimately reversed by a conservative court, citing her
lack of authority to intervene. She claimed to be protecting his
reputation as former president of the United States, but the court
responded by saying, "To create a special exception here would defy our
nation's foundational principle that our law applies 'to all, without
regard to numbers, wealth, or rank.'"^4 It's clear that Judge Cannon did
not adhere to the mandate of equal justice under the law in this instance.

It's also clear Trump is doing whatever he can to prevent most of his
trials from occurring before the election. But we deserve a verdict on all
Trump's trials before the election. In order for this to happen, we need a
new judge overseeing the classified documents trial immediately. [ [link removed] ]Will
you add your name to the petition?

Despite federal law requiring judges to recuse themselves when their
"impartiality might reasonably be questioned" or when they have "a
personal bias or prejudice concerning a party," she has yet to do so. And
with the stakes this high, we can't wait any longer for a judge with
integrity to oversee this trial. Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga has the
responsibility and authority to reassign a new judge to this case, one who
will prioritize equal justice under the law.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelsey, Jensine, Alexis, Amy, and the rest of the team 

Sources:

1. "Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents
trial," CNN, May 7, 2024
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2. "The judge in Trump's classified documents case just gave him exactly
what he wanted — again," Business Insider, May 7, 2024
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3. "'Deeply Problematic': Experts Question Judge's Intervention in Trump
Inquiry," The New York Times, September 5, 2022
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4. "Appeals court halts special master review of Mar-a-Lago documents,"
Axios, December 1, 2022
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