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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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
https://act.moveon.org/go/193156?t=8&akid=388671%2E40999114%2Ew3Upmo

2. "The judge in Trump's classified documents case just gave him exactly what he wanted — again," Business Insider, May 7, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/193157?t=10&akid=388671%2E40999114%2Ew3Upmo

3. "'Deeply Problematic': Experts Question Judge's Intervention in Trump Inquiry," The New York Times, September 5, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/193158?t=12&akid=388671%2E40999114%2Ew3Upmo

4. "Appeals court halts special master review of Mar-a-Lago documents," Axios, December 1, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/193173?t=14&akid=388671%2E40999114%2Ew3Upmo

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