MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough delivered a scathing rebuke of Judge Aileen Cannon for what he described as blatant favoritism towards Donald Trump in the ongoing Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.
Scarborough expressed outrage at Cannon’s recent actions, accusing her of repeatedly making biased rulings that cater to Trump’s interests while disregarding the serious consequences of his rhetoric. He highlighted Cannon’s controversial decision to reprimand a prosecutor and her flawed jury instructions, which he claimed were based on a skewed interpretation of the law.
“It’s simply outrageous,” Scarborough exclaimed. “Cannon’s courtroom conduct is a disgrace to the judiciary. She makes one outrageous comment after another, one outrageous ruling after another. She has already been rebuked and, in an earlier situation, by the 11th Circuit [Appeals Court] for shilling for Donald Trump. She had two judges come to her asking her to step off the case, that just doesn’t happen. When it does, when you have two judges coming to you saying, ‘You need to step off the case, you step off the case if you’re interested in what your reputation is going to be.’ You know, among other judges, the judicial system and those who reveal the law – she just doesn’t really care. From the outside, she is doing everything she can do to play into her critics’ view she is little more than a hack for Donald Trump.”
Scarborough further criticized Cannon for downplaying the real-world impact of Trump’s statements, despite documented instances where they allegedly incited violence and threats.
“When she even puts out there that the jury instructions can basically be whatever Donald Trump’s view of the law should be for him, that is yet one other example,” Scarborough continued. “It’s sort of a real-life moment to look at on how disconnected she purposefully is from reality, which when she says this man’s threat can’t impact other people’s lives, when this man’s threats and his words have led to Nancy Pelosi’s husband being bludgeoned nearly to death in his home, it’s led to people mailing pipe bombs and it’s led to just — just countless death threats and people have had to get around-the-clock security.”
In his closing remarks, Scarborough underscored the gravity of Cannon’s actions, suggesting they undermine public trust in the judiciary and reinforce perceptions of bias.
“What she is saying is a lie,” Scarborough said. “She knows what she is saying is a lie, and yet she says it anyway from a position of a federal bench, saying that Donald Trump’s threats can’t cause any violence or threats of violence? Read the newspapers. That is a lie on its face. In fact, you could go to another judge, probably in that same judicial district, and they would take judicial notice of the fact that Donald Trump’s threats often lead to violence or threats of violence.”
Watch the segment below from MSNBC:
