Appeals Court Smacks Down the Left's "Orchestrated Campaign" To Remove Trump Judge

Last week we all witnessed the shocking verdict that resulted in President Trump being convicted on 34 counts. And today we look at another ongoing attempt to weaponize the justice system against the former President.

The far Left, upset that Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon is overseeing Special Counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against President Trump, tried to have her removed. However, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed this “orchestrated campaign” to oust Judge Cannon, and she will remain in place.

Chief Judge William Pryor of the 11th Circuit delivered a forceful response to the far Left’s effort to get rid of Judge Cannon:

“Many of the complaints” against Cannon filed with the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals “request that the Chief Circuit Judge remove her from the classified-documents case and reassign the case to a different judge,” Chief Judge William Pryor wrote in a May 22 order posted on the appeal court’s website.

And “many of the complaints against Judge Cannon also question the correctness of her rulings or her delays in issuing rulings in the case,” Pryor wrote.

Those complaints filed since May 16 “appear to be part of an orchestrated campaign,” according to Pryor, whose appellate court reviews cases arising from federal district courts in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. . . .

Pryor, in his May 22 order about the complaints, wrote that he “has considered and dismissed four of those orchestrated complaints as merits-related and as based on allegations lacking sufficient evidence to raise an inference that misconduct has occurred.”

First, let’s quickly recap how we got to where we are in Trump’s classified documents case. Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4) launched an investigation into Smith’s classified documents case after Smith ironically admitted to mishandling Trump’s classified documents. Smith’s admission forced Judge Cannon to postpone the case indefinitely – much to the ire of the Left.

And then fireworks went off in a recent hearing in Florida after Trump’s defense team accused Smith’s team of witness tampering. Needless to say, this case has “myriad . . . issues” – as Judge Cannon announced.

Because the case was postponed, the far Left launched a campaign to remove Judge Cannon – submitting more than 1,000 complaints over the course of a week. However, in another ironic twist, the judges overseeing the complaints must review the complaints, potentially delaying the case even more.

One of the coordinators of the campaign was MSNBC’s legal analyst Glenn Kirschner, who posted a YouTube video excoriating the “extraordinary favors” that Judge Cannon allegedly provided Trump and then explained to viewers how to file a complaint against her.

ACLJ Senior Counsel and Director of Policy Harry Hutchison blasted the blatant weaponization of the courts against President Trump:

The judge is reacting to the weaponization of the courts. Keep in mind that Mr. Kirschner was a former federal prosecutor, and he put together a podcast, and then he linked the podcast to a YouTube video, which essentially was a how-to-do-a-complaint video. And it provided a step-by-step approach to filing these complaints. So it is all a made-up job that represents the full weaponization of the courts. . . . If you go back to the Trump conviction last week, the third highest DOJ official stepped down from the Biden Justice Department to work in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. . . So what we have seen since 2020, in my view, is a coordinated campaign to prevent the democratic process from operating.

Fortunately, Chief Judge William Pryor saw through the baseless, “orchestrated” attempt to remove Judge Cannon and put a quick stop to it.

The ACLJ also remains vigilant in fighting the far Left’s weaponization of the courts. We secured a 9-0 victory at the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure you have the right to vote for the candidate of your choice. We also filed an amicus brief demanding that Fulton County DA Fani Willis be disqualified from her Georgia election interference case against Trump. We must preserve election integrity for the 2024 presidential election and beyond.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included a full analysis of the far Left’s coordinated attempt to oust the Trump-appointed judge in his classified documents case. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed President Biden’s failed plan to build a floating pier in Gaza. Also, ACLJ Senior Counsel for International and Government Affairs Jeff Ballabon condemned Biden’s three-phase plan for Gaza.

Watch the full broadcast below: