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    (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) - Rep. Gaetz Letter To Chief Judge Altonga Re Judge Aileen Cannon

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    The letter is from Congressman Matt Gaetz to Chief Judge Cecilia Altonga requesting information about reported attempts by two judges to convince Judge Aileen Cannon to step aside from the Trump classified documents case, including whether any conversations with Judge Cannon are protected or if leaks are being investigated.

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    (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) - Rep. Gaetz Letter To Chief Judge Altonga Re Judge Aileen Cannon

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    MATT GAETZ WASHINGTON OFFICE:

    2021 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING


    1ST DISTRICT, FLORIDA
    WASHINGTON, DC 20515

    ARMED SERVICES Congress of the United States (202) 225-4136

    COMMITTEE
    House of Representatives
    DISTRICT OFFICE:
    805 E James Lee Blvd
    COMMITTEE ON THE Crestview, FL 32539
    JUDICIARY Washington, DC 20515 (850) 479-1183

    https://gaetz.house.gov

    June 27, 2024

    The Honorable Cecilia Altonga


    Chief Judge
    United States District Court
    Southern District of Florida
    Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse
    400 North Miami Avenue
    Room 13-3
    Miami, FL 33128

    Chief Judge Altonaga:

    The New York Times recently reported that multiple individuals report that potentially unethical pressure was
    brought to bear upon Judge Aileen Cannon in your district (“Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected
    Suggestions to Step Aside,” June 20, 2024). Specifically, multiple anonymous sources note that two judges have
    publicized their attempts to convince Judge Cannon to step aside in the Trump classified-documents case. The
    timing (apparently well into the litigation) and the fact that the New York Times has described this effort as
    “extraordinary” do warrant at least a reach out from Congress.

    I am well aware of the dynamics of a collegial court, and the facts, as reported by the media, may be wrong.
    There is nothing untoward in a senior colleague explaining to a more junior colleague about the pitfalls of an
    assigned case and providing options to her. But the article suggests much more than that.

    Please provide responses to the following questions to my office by July 5, 2024:

    (1) Did you personally have a conversation with Judge Cannon about the Trump-documents case and, if
    so, on what date(s)?; and
    (2) Did you attempt to convince her to leave the case, through reassignment or another means, and, if so,
    what means and on what date(s)?; and
    (3) Do you have reason to believe that the conversation(s) with Judge Cannon is/are protected by any
    canons of court conduct or judicial ethics, such that leaks to the New York Times may constitute a
    violation of those rules and, if so, what rules?”; and
    (4) Is there any pending investigation into those leaks?; and
    (5) What affirmative steps has your court taken to avoid a repeat of this situation?

    Sincerely,

    Matt Gaetz
    Member of Congress

    CC: Judicial Conference of the United States

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