Trump's Mar-a-Lago case judge under scrutiny as legal team changes.

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Source: The Guardian US
Trump's Mar-a-Lago case judge under scrutiny as legal team changes.
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Aileen Cannon, a Florida district judge appointed by former President Donald Trump, has been assigned to oversee his classified documents case. Cannon's impartiality has been questioned after she granted Trump's request for an independent special master to review the documents, which slowed down the justice department's investigation. While she is the assigned jurist, Cannon will have broad authority to control almost every aspect of the case, including which evidence is admissible and the legal viability of the justice department's case.

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