Even as prosecutors publicly unveiled a deep and detailed array of evidence against former President Donald J. Trump in the documents investigation on Friday, they suffered a potential setback with the surprise assignment of the case to Judge Aileen M. Cannon.
Judge Cannon, 42, a Trump appointee in Florida, shocked legal experts across ideological lines last year by intervening in the investigation and issuing rulings favorable to Mr. Trump, only to be rebuked by a conservative appeals court.
It was not immediately clear whether Mr. Trump lucked out, or if an exception was made.
Either way, legal specialists said Judge Cannon’s return was significant.
“If this were a normal person and a normal case, you’d be talking to your client about pleading guilty.
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