![US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon and former President Donald Trump are seen here. Cannon will begin three days of hearings that could determine the future of the charges against the former president.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2024/06/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHhub205Y20wMDAzM2I2a2ZlbWFwcTE2-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2NseG5vbDYxbDAwMHZ5cXA3MWtsZzZ5dHE-375x225.jpg)
Judge Aileen Cannon pushes Trump’s lawyer to defend claim that special counsel is part of a ‘shadow government’
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN Fort Pierce, Florida (CNN) — District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared skeptical of Donald Trump’s arguments that Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel didn’t meet constitutional requirements, but she also displayed what has been a common distrust of the prosecutors during a day-long session Friday. Trump is arguing
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