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Judge Cannon’s Trump COVER-UP Instantly COUNTERED by APPEAL

2026-02-26 Entertainment
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Judge Aileen Cannon has blocked the release of the long-buried second volume of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's report about the Espionage Act case against Donald Trump for retaining classified documents. The Knight First Amendment Institute, a free speech group, already had a pending appeal of Cannon's ruling seeking the report's release. The Institute's attorney Scott Wilkens reacts to Cannon's decision and describes the path ahead on appeal. Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News hosts. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@diannew5264 2026-02-26

She illegally shut down the case to begin with!

432 5 replies
@anthonyanderson9679 2026-02-26

This is not Justice by Judge Canon. This is Judicial misconduct in favor of Trump.

515 8 replies
@lorendaj4732 2026-02-26

I was waiting for this. I hope the appeals court is timely in their response before records are destroyed.

719 16 replies
@badnewsBH 2026-02-26

Cannon should have already been removed from the bench. That this is even possible shows how far gone the system is.

749 20 replies
@nmarks 2026-02-26

She blocked the release because it would otherwise incriminate Trump. That's the only reason.

245 3 replies
@DaDansinBear 2026-02-26

Cannon needs to lose her license.

585 15 replies
@hifinsword 2026-02-26

Aileen Canon is guilty of Judicial MISCONDUCT, OBSTRUCTION of JUSTICE and ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY EVIDENCE!

123 1 replies
@michaelparker9993 2026-02-26

Cannon needs to not only lose her license but also get arrested for obstruction of justice.

223 2 replies
@FreezyAbitKT7A 2026-02-26

She should have recused herself a long time ago for any Trump court anything.

326 2 replies
@paulinewait6575 2026-02-26

Time for Cannons circuit justices to step in & stop this blatant corruption by Cannon. She should be disbarred

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