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Aileen
[ ey-leen; Irish ahy-leen ]
Example Sentences
District Court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed this case in July, ruling that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unlawful and that this meant he did not have the authority to prosecute Trump.
District Court Judge Aileen Cannon ruled in the dismissal that Smith was unconstitutionally appointed to oversee the case in violation of the Constitution's appointments and appropriations clauses.
The classified documents case was tossed by Trump-friendly judge Aileen Cannon in July, with Smith appealing that decision the following month.
Because the documents case is currently being appealed after first being dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon, Trump can also order the Justice Department to simply abandon the appeal.
The judge assigned to the case, Trump-appointee Aileen Cannon, dismissed the charges in July, arguing Smith was improperly appointed by the Justice Department to lead the case.
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