DOJ offered Judge Cannon a way out. She did not take it.

According to legal experts like Jessica Levinson, Cannon's opinion was not only shortsighted, but also "not grounded in the law." [View in browser]( [Image]( September 17, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] DOJ offered Judge Cannon a way out. She did not take it.]( by Jessica Levinson Judge Aileen Cannon's appointment of a special master, and her decision to deny the Justice Department's request to resume its criminal investigation into classified documents the FBI seized at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, have more than rankled Trump critics. According to legal expert [Jessica Levinson](, Cannon's opinion was not only shortsighted, but also "not grounded in the law." "It is galling to hear Cannon was poetic about 'the need to ensure at least the appearance of fairness and integrity under unprecedented circumstances,'" [Levinson writes](, making the point that "Trump created these unprecedented circumstances, not anyone else." The DOJ on Friday asked the 11th Circuit for a stay of Cannon's decision. But before doing so, it offered Cannon "a way out" of the political entanglement of Trump's misdeeds. She did not take it. Read Jessica Levinson's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/29083268.75446/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi92aXJnaW5pYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1pbnRlZ3JpdHktcGxhbi1yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWdvdmVybm1lbnQtd2FzdGUtbjEyOTg4NDc_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA5MTcmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bfb3ab0c3 in your Saturday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Ja'han Jones]( [Georgia DA makes eyebrow-raising comment about Trump criminal probe]( Fani Willis' remarks are a reminder that indictment — and potentially even prison — are very real possibilities. [Read more.]( [Zeeshan Aleem]( John Fetterman just showed us what political courage looks like]( Mehmet Oz should take notes. [Read more.]( [Steve Benen]( [Election denier claims to have seen the light about the Big Lie]( There's been some GOP flip-flopping lately, but this is unusually brazen. [Read more.]( [Keisha N. Blain]( [The story behind 'The Woman King' is epic, empowering — and all too rarely told]( Viola Davis' new film is no fairy tale. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Alex Wagner Tonight]( [DOJ asks appeals court for stay to allow investigation, assessment of seized Mar-a-Lago docs]( [Morning Joe]( ['I don't know how they live with themselves': Hillary Clinton slams GOP hypocrisy on classified documents]( [Alex Wagner Tonight]( [Fetterman moves on from stroke with new empathy and renewed disdain for GOP cruelty]( [Hallie Jackson]( [Biden aides quietly laying groundwork for possible 2024 campaign](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Tomorrow, MSNBC Films presents 'Model America,' from co-directors Michelle Major and Dani Goffstein. The four-part series dissects the country's complicated relationship with race through the lens of Teaneck, New Jersey – a supposed "racial utopia" that became ground zero for the modern Black Lives Matter movement – and highlights the wounds that have yet to heal after the 1990 killing of a Black teenager by a white police officer. Watch the premiere episode of '[Model America](' tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock.   The United States hasn't seen inflation like current levels since the late 1970s. The pandemic prompted unusually high levels of fiscal stimulus, including the rollout of relief through programs like the American Rescue Plan, which some have blamed for inflation. But our guest this week shares that increased economic relief isn’t really the biggest contributing factor leading to inflation. Author Matthew Klein points out that supply chain disruptions created by the Covid crisis, along with the war in Ukraine, actually explain the majority of the changes we're experiencing. Klein has reported for numerous outlets including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, and Barron’s. He joins [WITHpod]( to provide a gut check on the economy and to discuss why he believes the Fed has raised interest rates, the role that supply and demand plays in global financial systems, the impact of monetary policy changes on economic recovery efforts and more.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)