Ex-prosecutor: Court may “politely recuse” Judge Cannon after Jack Smith calls out “clear error”

Aileen Cannon, the judge overseeing Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case, previously worked on a case she helped convict two men in a sting operation.

Special counsel Jack Smith in a recent court filing cited the case as a way of reminding Cannon why she should rule against the former president.

Weissmann: "To me, it is so reminiscent of the same problem she had during the investigation" If Jack Smith gets to the 11th Circuit , it will be interesting to see whether they politely recuse her, essentially, which happens when the circuit hears the case and basically says 'When we send this back, we think that the better course is for a different judge to hear it'".