scrutiny and reversals and
rebukes by higher courts.
and now judge cannon is under
fire once again for what "the
washington post" diplomatically
calls, quote, an unusual order
regarding jury instruction.
quote, even though cannon has
not yet ruled when the trial
will be held or a host of other
issues, she's skipping ahead to
the very end, to jury
instructions, asking prosecutors
and defense attorneys to
consider two different
hypothetical situations.
writing in part, quote, in the
first scenario the jury would be
allowed today review a former
president's possession of a
record and make a factual
finding, whether it is personal
or presidential, using the
definition set forth in the
presidential records act.
the second scenario is one in
which a president has sole
authority to categorize records
as personal or presidential.
and as "the washington post"
points out, that second
hypothetical would appear to be
one in which trump seemingly
could not be convicted under
almost any set of...