Even Trump has weighed in, defending the judge in posts to his Truth Social platform while saying Smith should be “sanctioned or censured” for criticizing Cannon’s recent request for jury instruction proposals.
But instead of backing away, Aronberg said that Cannon, including in a court filing on Thursday explaining her proposed jury scenarios, has stoked these tensions, so Smith may see no option but to appeal.
“Cannon seems to be daring Smith,” he said.
Cannon responded Thursday that when she directed Trump and the special counsel to submit jury instructions framed with two competing scenarios around the Presidential Records Act as it relates to the charges against Trump, this was nothing more than “a genuine attempt ……
