"Controversy Surrounds Judge Aileen Cannon in Trump's Federal Case"

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has expressed concerns about the impartiality of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump and is overseeing his federal case in Florida. Whitehouse likened Cannon to a "Trump advocate in a robe" but said she may correct herself going forward given that her biggest ruling to-date in Trump's federal case was summarily rejected by an appellate panel. Whitehouse said there are "at least two firewalls" between President Joe Biden and the case, and he expects "a lot of proceedings beforehand" to test Cannon's behavior and potentially move for her recusal if necessary.