Black Robes Matter, Parte Deux

“If the classified documents case had been indicted in DC ... and Judge [Beryl] Howell was the assigned judge, it would be on an entirely different, more appropriate track, that would have protected speedy trial rights,” [former U.S. attorney Joyce] Vance argued.

Bradley Moss, a criminal defense attorney specializing in national security issues, likewise argued that Howell’s ruling showed how relatively simple the case against Trump is compared to the others he faces, including another brought by special counsel Jack Smith related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

The classified documents case “was and will always have been the cleanest, most straightforward criminal prosecution of the four against the former president,” Moss wrote on social media. “That the public won’t see it brought to fruition before they go to the voting booth is a stain on the judicial system.”