Judge in Trump Special-Master Review Assigned to New DOJ Criminal Case
- Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, handled initial fight
- Cannon’s order for independent document review was overturned
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A federal judge in Florida who handled Donald Trump’s dispute last fall with the Justice Department over classified documents found at his home appears to have been initially assigned to the former president’s new criminal case, according to a person familiar with the matter.
US District Judge Aileen Cannon’s name is on the summons that Trump’s lawyers received Thursday instructing him to make his first appearance at a Florida courthouse next week to face a criminal indictment over handling of those documents, said the person, who asked for anonymity to discuss confidential information.