In fact, one might go as far as suggesting that this case was not decided by Cannon alone; the entire republican establishment and the bigwigs at the Federalist society must have been sending marching orders to her.
The timing is definitely designed to prop up trump. Now Trump will portray himself as the “Innocent, Persecuted, Wounded Martyr, Savior and God’s special child” at the republican convention, ready to take on his enemies in the “Deep State.”
And Cannon is probably now at the head of the line for a SCOTUS appointment if trump wins the White House.
Adam Klasfeld — “Until today, every federal judge that considered the issue—all eight of them—unanimously found that attorneys general can appoint a special counsel.”
What next? Appeals, etc, but we can guess what will happen if this gets to the SCOTUS.
Lawrence Tribe seems hopeful.
Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis -
Eric Columbus Obama appointee at DOJ/DHS is more realistic about the impact of this ruling.
Yes, the system is rigged. We have work to do.