Jack Smith to appeal Cannon's dismissal of classified documents case (www.msnbc.com)

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Here’s what the special counsel’s office said Monday:

The dismissal of the case deviates from the uniform conclusion of all previous courts to have considered the issue that the Attorney General is statutorily authorized to appoint a Special Counsel. The Justice Department has authorized the Special Counsel to appeal the court’s order.

The first part of the statement highlights how out of step Cannon’s ruling is, going against the conclusion of other courts that have addressed the appointment issue. The second part is noteworthy in highlighting that the Justice Department authorized the appeal. In her ruling Monday, Cannon took issue with what she characterized as the department's lack of oversight of Smith, so the special counsel’s statement reinforces the point that he can’t just do whatever he wants.

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The article says that it's no guarantee that she will be removed, but I had read a previous article that it was. Better than talking about anything else ig.

[-] AlbertSpangler 6 points 4 months ago

Apparently she has been overruled on appeal many times before (often with an undercurrent of "... just no"), so it is likely.

Of course, nothing will happen before the election, which is the whole point. And after that, it's probably all irrelevant anyway.

[-] tastysnacks@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago

The conspiracy theorist in me makes me wonder why now.

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