Trump-appointed judge assigned to oversee criminal case

The move seems a rare bit of good news for Mr Trump given rulings last year she issued in his favour and in opposition to the Justice Department.

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The federal criminal case against Donald Trump has been initially assigned to a judge he appointed who was criticised over her decision to grant the former president’s request for an independent arbiter to review documents obtained during an FBI search of his Florida estate.

A source said the case has been assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon, a former federal prosecutor who was nominated to the bench by Mr Trump in 2020.