Internet divided as Chuck Schumer says 'misguided ruling' of Trump's classified docs case dismissal 'must be appealed'

Chuck Schumer said Donald Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon is unfit for the case for her partiality and should be removed from the case
PUBLISHED JUL 15, 2024
Chuck Schumer condemned the dismissal of Donald Trump's classified documents case (Getty Images)
Chuck Schumer condemned the dismissal of Donald Trump's classified documents case (Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has vehemently criticized Florida Judge Aileen Cannon's decision to dismiss the felony charges against Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents.

Shortly after the ruling, Schumer stated, “This breathtakingly misguided ruling flies in the face of long-accepted practice and repetitive judicial precedence."

Chuck Schumer says Judge Aileen Cannon can't handle Donald Trump's classified documents case impartially

In the statement by Chuck Schumer, the politician slammed Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon's handling of the classified documents case, according to The Hill.

“It is wrong in the law and must be appealed immediately. This is further evidence that Judge Cannon cannot handle this case impartially and must be reassigned,” he stated.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on reproductive rights at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats held the news conference to mark two years since the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Chuck Schumer said Donald Trump's classified documents case dismissal 'must be appealed immediately' (Getty Images)

Why did Judge Aileen Cannon dismiss Donald Trump's classified documents case?

On Monday, July 15, Judge Aileen Cannon ruled the complete dismissal of criminal charges against Donald Trump in the classified documents case, emphasizing the absence of federal law authorizing Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel.

The judge stated that her careful study of the matter revealed that no legal statute grants an attorney general the authority to appoint a federal officer with the extensive prosecutorial powers held by Smith.

"The bottom line is this: The Appointments Clause is a critical constitutional restriction stemming from the separation of powers, and it gives to Congress a considered role in determining the propriety of vesting appointment power for inferior officers," Cannon wrote in the 93-page ruling.

Trump had faced 40 charges in the criminal case in which he was accused of mishandling classified documents and attempting to obstruct the government's efforts to retrieve the records following his departure from the White House.

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Donald Trump faced 40 charges in the classified document case (Getty Images)

Internet slams Chuck Schumer's criticism for dismissal of Donald Trump's classified documents case

In response to Chuck Schumer condemning Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling in Donald Trump's classified documents case on the day the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee, netizens commented on the Senate Majority Leader urging the case to be reassigned.

One user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, "Appealing doesn't do anything when Jack Smith was appointed through invalid means. The left will try to gaslight their voters into believing it was a legal appointment."



 

"Schumer seems quite desperate," a netizen commented while someone else penned, "Chuck Schumer has no standing in this case."



 



 

"It's over Chuck. Sit down," a user wrote and another tweeted, "Democrats still trying to throw their political opponents in jail."



 



 

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