'Stand down': Legal experts say Judge Cannon's latest Trump filing may be 'benign'

Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday entered a tiny paperless order into the docket in Donald Trump's classified documents case, prompting several experts to warn that the judge may toss the entire case.

Experts from around the country immediately jumped to a certain phrase from Cannon's order, labeling her words "troublesome" and raising the specter of a dismissal. She said some of the Trump-aligned court filings "may be of considerable help" in determining if the case should be entirely tossed.

But those legal analysts may have jumped the gun, according to Obama appointee Eric Columbus.

"All Judge Cannon is saying is that these briefs may be filed," he said Wednesday. "The 'may be of considerable help' language comes from the relevant Supreme Court rule regarding amicus briefs (there's no corresponding rule in district courts) and these are the only two amicus briefs filed so far."

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Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance agreed, saying, "This is the correct take."

"Stand down folks," she added.

Fellow ex-prosecutor Renato Mariotti also chimed in to echo Vance's prior sentiments.

"Don't overreact to this," he said. "Amicus briefs are filed regularly and courts routinely consider them."

He added:

"Some of Judge Cannon's decisions have rightfully been questioned, but this is benign."