“Everyone Has A Point Past…”

This is a minor win for Trump’s team, because now they don’t have to essentially disavow their dubious claims that the FBI planted evidence.

But this doesn’t change the difficult position Trump is in. He still has to take a position regarding every seized document. https://t.co/Mi8BnqP97F

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 29, 2022

Everyone has a point past which it's hard to believe that a particular person is acting in good faith.

If we weren't there already for Judge Cannon... https://t.co/5S7BnnoB84

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) September 29, 2022

Or:

Hey, #LitigationDisasterTourists Judge Loose Cannon is at it again, apparently completely unchastened by the shellacking she received from the 8th circuit and once again handing Trump everything he asks for.https://t.co/gMix0tOs7A

— Akiva Cohen (@AkivaMCohen) September 29, 2022

Trump: I need a special master
Cannon: you got it
Trump: I mean this guy
Cannon: you got it
[special master does his job]
Trump: no not like that
Cannon: you got it https://t.co/7O37KwZgdu

— Elizabeth Joh (@elizabeth_joh) September 29, 2022

Judge Cannon unilaterally rewrites HER OWN deadlines to make sure that her Trumpy doesn't have to commit until after the election.

Holy hell this woman has no shame. pic.twitter.com/z68m3A2Sz7

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) September 29, 2022

I’m a little confused there. Trial judges always work unilaterally. There’s only the one judge making rulings. And the election really isn’t an issue, as Trump is not on the ballot. Sure, you can argue Trump is influential in the election, but you can always say a politician is influential in some way at some time.

I’m still in “Cannon is incompetent” mode. She’s so far in over her head she doesn’t know what to do next. But not ruling against Trump is not a sign of corruption and ill intent. Trump is not going to lose every motion just to keep legal Twitter happy. These changes, as Mariotti points out, are fairly minor. Cannon is changing her order because she really doesn’t know how to do this, and she doesn’t want to be seen as blindly following the lead of the DOJ or Dearie. So, yeah, she’ll follow Trump’s lead. Did I mention she’s incompetent?

Typically judges appoint a Special Master because they don’t want to micromanage a particular issue.

While Cannon overruled Dearie today, he is managing this on a day-to-day basis and I am not yet convinced that she will tightly manage his work. https://t.co/2AOtFgjn9H

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 30, 2022

This alters the deadlines, slightly. It doesn’t get Trump out of the box he’s in.

Dumb https://t.co/tHHUo10hks

— Patterico (@Patterico) September 30, 2022

Some people need to take a deep breath. Maybe count to “10”.