Aileen Cannon

Aileen Cannon is a US District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. She is currently newsworthy due to her involvement in cases related to Donald Trump. Recently, she permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing a prosecutor's report related to the classified documents case against Trump, citing potential “manifest injustice.” Simultaneously, House Democrats are requesting Cannon to release the portion of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report concerning his prosecution of Trump. Separately, she sentenced Ryan Routh to life in prison for attempting to assassinate Trump in 2024, a case where Routh's courtroom behavior was notable. Cannon's decisions in the classified documents case, particularly regarding the release of reports, are drawing significant scrutiny and influence the trajectory of the legal proceedings against the former president.