On Monday, Donald J. Trump dodged a legal bullet.  Florida federal judge Aileen Cannon threw out the classified documents case against the 45th president, ruling that Special Counsel Jack Smith's appointment by Attorney General Merrick Garland was, itself, unconstitutional.  In her 93-page decision, the judge argues that the government's chosen attack dog is not merely "an assistant" but "a private citizen exercising the full power of a United States Attorney, and with very little oversight or supervision."

Cannon's ruling immediately drew howls of anger from critics accusing the judge of corruption as a Trump appointee.  MSNBC's Chris Hayes wildly speculated that "she’s doing this because she thinks the MAGA [Supreme Court] is on the same page as her and Trump’s lawyers and will go along.”  Others wailed that American democracy is teetering on collapse.  Legal scholar Jonathan Turley points out, however, that the same critics now bashing Cannon reflexively lavish praise when judges aligned with Democrats rule against their MAGA nemesis.

Smith vows to appeal the case.  But, for now, odds are long that Trump will see the inside of another federal courtroom before November.  Should the GOP presidential nominee prevail over his Democratic opponent and return the the White House, the odds are zero.  Democrats will have to redeploy their armies from the courtroom to Congress to wage their never-ending battle against the Don.