Claim: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was assigned to oversee the federal criminal case against former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the alleged mishandling of classified documents, was photographed at a September 2022 rally hosted by Trump. Trump had appointed Judge Aileen M. Cannon to the U.S. District Court bench in 2020, during the final months of his presidency. Her ruling was rebuked by a federal appeals court in December 2022, allowing the Justice Department to use the documents in their inquiry. The photograph was taken by Getty Images photographer Spencer Platt at a rally hosted by Trump in Pennsylvania in September 2022. "That said, I highly doubt it was her as I always ask permission and can't believe a judge would agree.

Source: New York Times June 12, 2023 22:17 UTC