Judge in classified documents case will hear Trump motions to dismiss next week
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will hear arguments on two of Donald Trump’s motions to dismiss the classified documents case against him in Florida, according to a new order issued Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will hear arguments on two of Donald Trump’s motions to dismiss the classified documents case against him in Florida, according to a new order issued Thursday.
At a hearing next Thursday, Trump’s legal team and prosecutors for the special counsel will have the opportunity to argue their positions on whether some or all of the charges against Trump should be thrown out because of the Presidential Records Act before the case goes to trial.
The two sides will also discuss a second motion to dismiss the case on the theory that the main statute used against Trump is unconstitutionally vague as it applies to presidents.
Trump has pressed for the judge to dismiss the charges of retaining and mishandling classified government documents after he left office and resisting the government's efforts to retrieve them.
Documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in an image redacted in part by the FBI from a Justice Department court filing from August 2022.AP fileThe hearing is set for 10 a.m. next Thursday in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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