Federal judge denies Trump's motion to dismiss classified documents case

A federal judge denied yet another motion by former president Donald Trump to dismiss his classified documents case yesterday US district Judge Eileen Cannon rejected Trump and his co defendants request to dismiss the obstruction and false statement counts of the indictment. She did agree to strike a paragraph that details allegations that the former president allegedly showed someone. A classified map. Cannon wrote that the paragraphs sole purpose was to highlight a prior bad act of the former president and should not be included in the indictment. Prosecutors can still point to the map as part of their evidence in the case.

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Published: Tue Jun 11 2024