A Crooked Judge to Rescue a Thief

Federal Judge Stuns the Entire Legal Community

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by Donald Trump only two years ago, should recuse herself and not rule on Trump’s request for a special master to review the documents the FBI seized during its Aug. 8 search of Mar a-Lago. MSNBC / Getty Images; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

A federal judge granted the disgraced former president Trump’s request for a Special Master to review the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago last month. The decision came down on Labor Day, despite objections from the Justice Department. The former president legal team argued a Special Master is needed to filter out any privileged…