Judge Aileen Cannon has devoted the past few weeks to striving to ensure that special counsel Jack Smith’s two-volume report on Donald Trump’s criminal activities would not see the light of day.

Ty Cobb, a former lawyer in the first Trump White House, did not hold back on U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon after she blocked the release of a Department of Justice report about the ill-fated ...

Left: FILE – Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump ... Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File). Center: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ...

Right: Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023 (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Inset: Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate ...

She previously faced accusations of pro-Trump bias for her handling of his federal classified documents case, which was dismissed in July 2024. Judge Aileen Cannon (left) is questioning a defense ...

Aileen Cannon is a U.S. district judge based in Florida. Appointed by Donald Trump in 2020, Judge Cannon later presided over the legal case regarding the former president's handling of classified ...

President Trump praised Judge Aileen Cannon during his speech at the Justice Department, calling her “strong” and “brilliant.” “We had an amazing judge in Florida, and her name is Aileen ...

Left: FILE – Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump ... Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File). Center: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ...