To the Editor:Re “Judge Voids Case About Documents That Trump Held” (front page, July 16):It is rare that I read a news article that I describe as breathtaking, but Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of Donald Trump’s classified documents case falls into this rare category.
I may have been naïve in my belief that in the U.S. justice system, judges were in place to decide cases based on evidence and arguments before the court.
The ruling highlights that individual judges are no longer arbiters but rather extensions of political parties.
Steve ReichShort Hills, N.J.To the Editor:The timing of Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case — right before the Republican convention — is so cynical and political.
She must have been writing her 93-page opinion for a while, but she released it with impeccable timing to give Donald Trump a victory going into the opening of the convention.
Persons:
Trump, Aileen Cannon’s, Donald Trump’s, we’ve, Steve Reich, —, Donald Trump
Organizations:
Republican
Locations:
U.S, N.J