Judge Cannon just gave Jack Smith an 'ominous sign': CNN's Paula Reid

Judge Cannon just gave Jack Smith an 'ominous sign': CNN's Paula Reid
Aileen Cannon (Source: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary)

Special counsel Jack Smith would like the trial date for the Mar-a-Lago documents case to begin in July, but Judge Aileen Cannon on Friday sent a signal that might be too ambitious of a timeline.

Reporting from Florida, CNN chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid brought word that Judge Cannon appeared skeptical that starting the trial on July 8th would be realistic.

"In an ominous sign for prosecutors, we're learning that Judge Cannon called some aspects of the government's proposed schedule unrealistic, suggesting that she may delay this and may delay it further than this special counsel would like," said Reid.

But delaying the trial past Smith's proposed start date doesn't mean that it will necessarily be delayed until after the 2024 presidential election.

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"So far... Aileen Cannon, she has not signaled if she will definitely reschedule this trial or delay it, but she has given us some clues," reported Reid. "Now, prosecutors apparently told her that they believe the one thing both parties agree on is that this can go this summer."

"Technically, that is true. The special counsel said they'd like this to start on July 8th. Trump lawyers said that if it has to go, it could start on August 12th, but they also argue that their client should not be sitting in a federal courtroom when they believe he should be out campaigning."

Smith's other case against Trump, which revolves around his attempts to illegally remain in power after losing the 2020 presidential election, has already been delayed indefinitely while the United States Supreme Court hears Trump's appeal that he should have "absolute immunity" for any alleged crimes that he committed while in office.

Trump is also set to go on trial later this month for allegedly committing fraud related to hush-money payments he made in 2016 to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

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President Donald Trump's late-night Truth Social posting sprees reveal a pattern that mental health professionals might say warrants serious concern, according to one of the president's biographers.

Journalist Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, discussed Trump's social media habits on a new episode of "Inside Trump's Head," a podcast he co-hosted with Hugh Dougherty, the Daily Beast's executive editor, on Thursday. A recent review of Trump's posts by The Daily Beast found that the president has made more than 8,000 posts since returning to office in January. The review found that the president did not post on just five or six nights in April, and he was repeatedly posting during hours when most adults are asleep.

Trump's posts have also contained some concerning content. For instance, he's claimed that former President Barack Obama is guilty of treason and should be imprisoned. He's also posted several times alleging that the 2020 general election was stolen from him, even though his lawyers have failed to prove that point in more than 60 court cases since he lost the election.

"You can look this up and find the President of the United States regularly saying things that are out of control, bizarre, unhinged, irrational — that have in every possible way departed reality," Wolff said. "If this were a family member of literally anybody who stayed up all night and posted sometimes 100 posts of this kind of wingnut stuff, that would be a mental health crisis."

Wolff, who has covered Trump for more than a decade, also said it is concerning how little attention Trump's late-night posting sprees have gotten in the media.

"There are no headlines in the New York Times that say the president of the United States has flipped his lid," he said, "which in any reasonable, fair-minded reading of what he posts on social media, that's the conclusion you would come to."

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A heated exchange on CNN's "NewsNight" with host Abby Phillip devolved into a shouting match on Thursday evening when a political analyst lost his composure after a Republican pundit deflected criticism of President Donald Trump's trip to China by invoking former President Joe Biden.

The segment quickly spiraled into a clash between John Avlon, a former Democratic candidate in New York, and Joe Borelli, a former Republican lawmaker in New York, as the panel debated who the "big dog" was in U.S.-China relations.

Borelli claimed that Trump was leading the charge in China because Xi had not told him directly that he would try to take over Taiwan, as he did to Biden. Things began to unravel when Avlon countered by arguing that Borelli was telling pure fiction.

"Joe, you've forgotten that Biden actually was routinely criticized for taking too tough a line on China and Taiwan," Avlon said. "So the exact opposite of what you said."

"What did he do after he was told?" Borelli shot back, suggesting that Biden's response to Xi's threat was weak.

"Oh my god!" Avlon exclaimed. "You're totally missing the point."

Among the crosstalk, Avlon added that Borelli needed to "go to Google" and read about Biden's response. Borelli picked up his phone and claimed he already had.

Attorney Stephen Descano pushed back Thursday against House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's (R-OH) allegations that Fairfax County, Virginia, has a policy against prosecuting undocumented immigrants who commit crimes.

Jordan repeatedly pressed Descano about changes to his campaign website, citing a statement that his office would "take immigration consequences into account when making charging and pleading decisions."

Descano flatly denied the characterization, claiming, "Your statements that we're not, don't want to prosecute guys, is absolutely false."

He then clarified that the campaign website language did not represent county policy and that his office prosecutes all defendants regardless of immigration status.

Jordan cited a specific case involving Mr. Morales Ortíz, whom he said was released after Descano declined to prosecute. But Descano insisted immigration consequences were "absolutely not" a factor in prosecution decisions, accusing Jordan of misrepresenting his actual policies.

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