Veep a Creep, Document Case Shredded

There have been many pronouncements about what the rally shooting will mean in terms of the election. It may very well have an enormous and irreversible impact. But like life, the stories come at you fast, so we don’t know how even a massive one will resonate over a matter of months. Consider that just today, we got Trump’s VP pick: JD Vance (former Trump critic and current election denier), locking up the angry white males who have nothing to be angry about vote. It is very notable that JD Vance was among the political leaders who blamed Biden and spread hate immediately after the Butler shooting.

+ And we have another terrible legal decision (and another reminder of the importance of the election). This one comes from Judge Aileen Cannon, who just dismissed the documents case. The Atlantic (Gift Article): An Astonishing Ruling in Trump’s Classified-Documents Case. “Cannon found that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith violates the Constitution.”

+ If the decision sounds familiar … “Cannon’s dismissal on the appointments clause violation comes after the Supreme Court ruled two weeks ago that Trump is entitled to immunity from federal prosecution for official acts taken while in office, a decision that stemmed from the 2020 election-related case. Justice Clarence Thomas authored a solo concurring opinion that called into question the constitutionality of Smith’s appointment.”