"'Disturbing': Legal expert says Judge Cannon might get 'forced recusal' for tipping scales
Judge Cannon appears to be intentionally helping Donald Trump in his criminal case over confidential documents, and it might warrant an appeals court forcing her out, a legal expert said on Wednesday.
Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance once again raised the issue of Cannon's behavior in the Trump documents case, calling the pattern of delay "disturbing."
"Perhaps we’d view any one of them, on their own, as a judicial aberration. But the pattern of ruling upon ruling that is out of the legal mainstream and results in delay well past the point where this case should have been ready for trial is something that shouldn’t be ignored," Vance wrote on Substack.
"Judges should not put their fingers on the scales of justice either for or against a defendant or any other party. Here, it’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that the scales are being tipped."
