Senator Tim Kaine defended his vote confirming Cannon to the bench. Cannon, a Trump appointee, is facing calls for recusal in the criminal case against Trump.
Kaine and 11 other Democratic senators voted in favor of confirming Cannon to the federal bench on November 12, 2020. Cannon, who now serves as the U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, is currentlyCannon, who made headlines for ruling in favor of the former president last year, is scheduled to, in which Trump is facing 37 criminal charges related to the mishandling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
Photo of Aileen M. Cannon, United States District Judge. Cannon is facing calls for recusal in the Trump confidential documents case after she ruled in his favor in an earlier lawsuit related to the case.Asked about whether he had regrets on his 2020 vote, a spokesperson for Kaine toldthat the Virginia senator"evaluates each judicial nominee based on their entire record that exists at the time of the nomination.
"That's what he did with this judge—who was ranked qualified by the American Bar Association and received bipartisan support—and with all nominees," the spokesperson said. At the time of Cannon's nomination, she had been a lawyer for 12 years, the minimum experience threshold required to meet the American Bar Association's qualification standard. The ABA rated the judge"qualified."
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