Judge Aileen Cannon denies dismissal of charges against Trump and co-defendants in classified documents case
Judge found that any identified deficiencies in the charges were either permitted by law or raised evidentiary challenges not appropriate for disposition at this juncture
Trump showed a classified map to an unnamed representative of his political organization at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey
Judge Aileen Cannon, a federal judge in Florida, has denied efforts by former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to dismiss some charges in the classified documents case against them. The judge agreed with the defendants that certain language in the indictment was unnecessary but rejected their rationale for removing a paragraph describing an episode where Trump allegedly showed a classified map to an unnamed representative of his political organization and commented that he should not be showing it to the individual, as such evidence should be subjected to pretrial litigation. The judge ultimately found that any identified deficiencies in the charges were either permitted by law or raised evidentiary challenges not appropriate for disposition at this juncture.
According to reports from CNN and CBS News, Trump and his co-defendants had argued that the indictment was technically flawed. However, Judge Cannon criticized prosecutors' description of one incident as unnecessary to the charges and agreed to strike a single paragraph from the charging document related to this episode. The judge did not dismiss any of the formal allegations against Trump, which focus on his removal of classified documents from the White House and his efforts to obstruct their retrieval from Mar-a-Lago.
The incident involving the map took place at Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Prosecutors claim that Trump showed a classified map related to an ongoing military operation to a representative of his political action committee, who is believed to be Susie Wiles. As he displayed the map, Trump reportedly told Ms. Wiles that the military campaign was not going well and that she did not have a security clearance or 'any need-to-know' about the classified information concerning the campaign.
The judge's decision comes after several other motions to dismiss the case were rejected by Judge Cannon, including one suggesting that Trump was authorized to keep documents with him after leaving the White House. The trial in this case is expected to continue with further arguments and disputes scheduled for later this month.
Judge Aileen Cannon rejected Donald Trump’s legal team’s request to dismiss the classified documents case.
All three defendants have pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing.
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The judge wrote that the paragraph was unnecessary and would be stricken from the indictment, as Trump is not charged with showing anyone else classified records. She did, however, leave open the possibility that the alleged conduct could be included in any trial after proper litigation.
Cannon's order on Monday also mirrored others published in recent months in which she rejected Trump’s legal arguments, but wrote critically of the special counsel and his prosecutors.
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Cannon's order on Monday also mirrored others published in recent months in which she rejected Trump’s legal arguments, but wrote critically of the special counsel and his prosecutors.
The judge wrote that the paragraph was unnecessary and would be stricken from the indictment, as Trump is not charged with showing anyone else classified records. She did, however, leave open the possibility that the alleged conduct could be included in any trial after proper litigation.
Trump's legal team had sought to throw out more than a half dozen counts related to obstruction and false statements in the indictation, but these counts were not dismissed.
Cannon has rejected multiple other motions to dismiss the case, including one suggesting that Trump was authorized to keep documents with him after leaving the White House.
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Judge Aileen Cannon rejected Donald Trump’s legal team’s request to dismiss the classified documents case.
Judge Aileen Cannon denied the effort by Trump and co-defendants to dismiss some charges in the classified documents case.
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Judge Aileen Cannon denied the effort by Trump and co-defendants to dismiss some charges in the classified documents case.
The judge agreed with the defendants that some of the language in the indictment was ‘legally unnecessary’ and ruled that one of the paragraphs would be removed.
Judge Cannon rejected prosecutors’ rationale for including a paragraph in the charges that laid out an episode in which Trump allegedly showed an unnamed representative of his political organization a classified map and commented that he should not be showing the map to the individual, as such evidence should be subjected to certain pretrial litigation before it is allowed to come into a case.
The judge ultimately found that any identified deficiencies in the charges were either permitted by law or raised evidentiary challenges not appropriate for disposition at this juncture.
Judge Aileen Cannon threw out one basis for the case against the former president, involving a highly sensitive military map he showed an aide after leaving office.
The incident that Judge Cannon struck took place in August or September 2021 at a meeting at Mr. Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, N.J.
Prosecutors say Mr. Trump showed a classified map related to an ongoing military operation to a representative of his political action committee, who is widely believed to be Susie Wiles.
As he displayed the map, prosecutors say Mr. Trump told Ms. Wiles that the military campaign was not going well and that she did not have a security clearance or ‘any need-to-know’ about the classified information concerning the campaign.
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]The incident that Judge Cannon struck took place in August or September 2021 at a meeting at Mr. Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, N.J.[
Prosecutors say Mr. Trump showed a classified map related to an ongoing military operation to a representative of his political action committee.
As he displayed the map, prosecutors say Mr. Trump told Ms. Wiles that the military campaign was not going well and that she did not have a security clearance or ‘any need-to-know’ about the classified information concerning the campaign.
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The article by Alan Feuer contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on one element of the case against Trump, which was struck down by the judge, while downplaying the significance of other elements that are central to the formal allegations in the case. The author also uses emotive language such as 'lax handling' and 'not going well' to manipulate readers' emotions towards Trump.
prosecutors say he told Ms. Wiles that the military campaign was not going well.
The episode about the map, while indicative of Mr. Trump’s lax handling of classified materials, was not central to the formal allegations in the case.
