'Cowardice' or 'personal meltdown'? CNN panel speculates on Aileen Cannon's state of mind

A CNN panel on Thursday appeared baffled by Judge Aileen Cannon's actions in the Trump classified documents trial and speculated about the motives for her rulings.

After briefly discussing Cannon's widely criticized proposed jury instructions, in which jurors would be asked to consider whether top-secret government documents could be deemed Trump's personal property, Republican consultant Shermichael Singleton couldn't help but acknowledge that her decisions seem wildly favorable to the former president.

"Any criminal defendant would love to have a friend like Judge cannon," he said. "I mean, it's very obvious where she lies on this."

Singleton added that Cannon's actions were only helping Trump politically given that his entire strategy has been to delay the criminal cases against him until after the 2024 presidential election.

Former Bush speechwriter David Frum then predicted that this strategy would succeed when it comes to Judge Cannon.

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"Whether Judge Cannon is an ally of Trump's or whether she's just kind of having a personal meltdown under the weight of all this responsibility, panic and cowardice may be as much of a part of the story as bias," he said.

The speculation about Cannon comes as former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb argued on CNN Wednesday that the judge had done enough to warrant getting booted off the classified documents case all together.

"I think the evidence of her bias is pretty palpable," Cobb said. "I think the 11th Circuit tried desperately to draw a line for her... but her delays here are extraordinary... the filing today makes it plain that she has to rule, and if she doesn't rule, in either scenario, they'll be in a position to take her to the 11th Circuit, and I think the 11th Circuit will likely take her off the case."

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