On Monday, federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed former President Donald Trump's classified documents case.
Judge Aileen Cannon might have provided an opportunity for Hunter Biden's federal gun charges to be dismissed, some have alleged on social media.A new legal filing on Monday morning showed that Cannon dismissed former President Donald Trump's classified documents case on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was not properly appointed. The ruling comes days after Trump was injured during an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Department of Justice via an online contact form and to Abbe Lowell, Biden's lawyer, via email for comment.Others rejected the suggestion that Cannon's ruling would help Biden given that Weiss's appointment was lawful and he is a current U.S. attorney.Former federal prosecutor and elected state attorney Michael McAuliffe told Newsweek that Cannon's dismissal of the Trump case 'likely won't impact the cases against Hunter Biden.
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