Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman raised the concern himself. That prohibition was not initially recommended in the bond proposal made by special counsel Jack Smith’s team. Most of Tuesday’s hearing, where former President Donald Trump made his first appearance in court facing 37 federal charges, followed an expected script – but the proceedings were dragged out by a disagreement over whether Trump should be restricted from talking to certain witnesses in the case. Todd Blanche, stands as he enters a plea of guilty on behalf of former President Donald Trump, center, Tuesday, June 13, in Miami. That special master process had put the Justice Department’s investigation into the documents it obtained during the search on hold so the outside attorney could review the materials for any privilege issues. Her controversial decision to appoint a third-party “special master” to oversee the review of evidence gathered in the search was ultimately overturned by a conservative panel of judges on the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which was critical of Cannon’s handling of the case. Trump nominated Cannon to the bench in May 2020, and the Senate confirmed her by a vote of 56-21 just days after the presidential election.Ĭannon had largely stayed out of the national spotlight until she began handling the case the former president brought last year to challenge the Mar-a-Lago evidence collection. Cannon would have wide latitude to control timing and evidence in the case and be able to vet the Justice Department’s legal theory. Now, the Trump-appointed federal judge is expected to oversee the former president’s new federal criminal case in Miami. From the Senate Judiciary Committeeįederal judge Aileen Cannon entered the public spotlight last summer when she oversaw court proceedings related to the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Judge Aileen Cannon appears virtually before the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2020. But that is an open question that would have to work its way through the courts. Potential charges in Fulton County, Georgia, with regard to 2020 election meddling or at the federal level with regard to the January 6, 2021, insurrection could perhaps be construed by some as a form of insurrection. Federal charges related to classified documents likely do not either. The indictment in New York City with regard to the hush-money payments to an adult-film star has nothing to do with rebellion or insurrection. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. Trump, although twice impeached by the House during his presidency, was also twice acquitted by the Senate.ĭisqualification: The 14th Amendment includes a “ disqualification clause,” written specifically with an eye toward former Confederate soldiers. Impeachment: If a person is impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate of high crimes and misdemeanors, he or she is removed from office and disqualified from serving again. That doesn’t apply to former President Donald Trump since he lost the 2020 election. Term limits: The 22nd Amendment forbids anyone who has twice been president - meaning twice been elected or served half of someone else’s term and then won his or her own - from running again. There are a few other Constitutional restrictions that can block a person for running for president - but they don't apply to Trump: The Constitution requires only three things of candidates: They must be a natural born citizen, at least 35 years old and a resident of the US for at least 14 years. “Nothing stops Trump from running while indicted, or even convicted,” the University of California, Los Angeles law professor Richard Hasen has told CNN. Alex Brandon/APĭonald Trump can still run as president while indicted - or if he is convicted. Former President Donald Trump prays with pastor Mario Bramnick, third from right, and others at Versailles restaurant on Tuesday, June 13, in Miami.
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