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Florida federal judge Aileen Cannon’s latest ruling sets up a path for special counsel Jack Smith to demand her recusal from former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, MSNBC analyst Jordan Rubin explained Tuesday. The ruling in question was Cannon’s decision to smack down Smith’s demand that Trump be prevented from attacking FBI officials — a ruling Jordan argues was carefully crafted to prevent him from being able to appeal the decision. Cannon, herself a Trump appointee who has been paid to attend right-wing judicial junkets in Montana, has spent the last several months tilti…

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