The alleged killer looks like a nursing home crossing guard resident. I am sorry to German's family. That is a loss

4:06 is probably trolling – but no one thinks this order is legally sound. Even Bill Barr said "It's deeply flawed in a number of ways. I don't think the appointment of a special master is going to hold up." Also, it's not Magistrate Cannon, is US District Court Judge Cannon.

The court's assertion of jurisdiction is suspect – equitable jurisdiction does not authorize a court to enjoin a criminal proceeding out of the executive branch (particularly when no proprietary interests are at issue). equity offers no relief to those who come into equity with unclean hands. This is a basic principle of equitable jurisprudence, and although it is a defense, in equity there's overlap between "jurisdiction" and "claims" and "defenses" and "remedies." It's not fallacious in equity to say "there's no equitable jurisidiction to give such a broad and unenforceable remedy," or "there's no equitable jurisdiction because the plaintiff has unclean hands." These categories are just more porous and overlapping in equity (as discussed in detail in Bray and Miller, Getting Into Equity—see the metaphor of tags rather than a hierarchical file system). If Trump commingled personal effects with classified documents, that is not a reason to allow him to restrict use of the government's property – it is a reason to deny him any relief. Of course, none of this was briefed by Trump (or his attorneys), instead, the Court argued these positions on Trump's behalf. I mean – there is not even an actual complaint on file – just started with a motion that wasn't filed or served correctly.

In addition to many procedural problems that the court simply overlooks, it appears Judge Cannon is trying to control the executive branch's investigation and potentially stop it from possibly violating Trump's rights. But it's clear that Trump is no longer entitled to executive privilege and that the warrant was issued by a federal court – making the warrant a court order. The filter team has already segregated documents potentially subject to attorney-client privilege claims and the DOJ has already reviewed the remaining documents. Under our system of separated powers, Trump's alleged rights have to be dealt with ex post, not through an injunction. LA v. Lyons, 461 US 95 (1983).

A few additional case cites: "Prospective defendants cannot, by bringing ancillary equitable proceedings, circumvent federal criminal procedure." Deaver v. Seymour, 822 F.2d 66 (DC Cir. 1987) (Silberman, J.) (rejecting civil suit to enjoin govt from indicting plaintiff); federal courts generally lack the power in a civil action to enjoin the executive branch from prosecuting a criminal case. See McPhee v. United States, 2021 WL 5014815 (SDNY 2021).

I can think of a few judges who are scams