Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., commended Monday on Newsmax the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon to dismiss the classified documents case brought against former President Donald Trump by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ).
Cannon ruled that the case brought by DOJ special counsel Jack Smith violates the Appointments and Appropriations clauses of the Constitution. In a 93-page opinion issued earlier Monday, Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, determined Smith’s appointment as special counsel was improper because it was not based on a specific federal statute, he had not been named to the post by the president or confirmed by the Senate, and he had been improperly funded by the Treasury Department.
“I’ve read about 40% of [Cannon’s decision],” Kennedy, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “It’s a very thoughtful opinion.
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