I know I’ve shared this before, but the Number One lesson I learned on my very first day of law school was: “Don’t piss off the judge.” It’s axiomatic — you do yourself zero favors by aggravating the person who holds your fate in their hands. You can be a zealous advocate for your client while still being respectful of the person in the black robe with the gavel who’s ultimately going to rule on whatever issue you’re arguing before them.
Apparently, Special Counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution team forgot that rule while arguing before Judge Aileen Cannon in Monday afternoon’s hearing in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Cannon set a series of hearings on substantive issues that need to be sorted out in the case.
Judge Cannon Set Multiple Hearings on Constitutional Issues
and the Anti-Trump Brigade Is Big Mad
On Friday, the parties (and several…
