Article 6C4TC Who is Aileen Cannon, the judge assigned in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case?

Who is Aileen Cannon, the judge assigned in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case?

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Richard Luscombe in Miami and agencies
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The Florida district judge was appointed by the ex-president three years ago and there's no certainty she will remain on the case but her name is on the summons

Aileen Cannon, the Florida district judge assigned to oversee Donald Trump's classified documents case, initially at least, was appointed to the federal bench by the former president three years ago, and gave him a favorable ruling at an earlier hearing last year.

But Cannon was later rebuked by an appeals court panel for granting Trump's request for an independent special master to review the documents. That action slowed the justice department's investigation and prompted questions over her impartiality.

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