From “breathtakingly misguided” to “unthinkable”, and “her audition for a seat on the US supreme court”, judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling to dismiss Donald Trump’s classified documents case on Monday drew a range of outrage and surprise from Democrats and law experts.
Republicans, by contrast, were almost delirious with joy, celebrating what they saw as the end of special prosecutor Jack Smith’s “illegal” pursuit of the former US president, and an opportunity for Trump himself to continue to roll out his new message of “unity” that followed Saturday’s assassination attempt.
