Judge Aileen Cannon has denied former President Donald Trump's effort to dismiss several counts in his classified documents case. However, she agreed to strike Paragraph 36 from the indictment, which involved an episode where Trump allegedly showed a sensitive military map to an aide at Bedminster. This paragraph was removed as it was deemed prejudicial and not linked to a specific charge. The ruling, which also addressed alleged pleading deficiencies, indicates how Judge Cannon might approach future motions to suppress evidence in the case. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has been leading the prosecution, faced a partial setback with this decision.
NEW: Trump's lawyers overnight filed a new motion to dismiss classified documents case based on "spoilation" of evidence that I have been reporting on. Also appears to confirm my report that FBI agents staged the docs photo at Mar-a-Lago: https://t.co/Bu6g96hWwQ
Judge Aileen Cannon struck a paragraph referencing former President Trump’s use of one of the classified documents from the Mar-a-Lago indictment. https://t.co/sOW91p6PAq
Judge rules on critical motions in Trump’s classified documents case https://t.co/pEiPtJFGOn
Judge Cannon strikes allegation that Trump showed off classified map and expresses ‘concerns’ about Jack Smith approach, as defense immediately files another motion to dismiss https://t.co/7QL4wm6IP8
The federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case against Donald Trump once again rejected requests by the former president's legal team to dismiss the charges against him. https://t.co/IdLeExeI1i
Judge Aileen Cannon rejects Trump's bid to dismiss counts in classified documents indictment. https://t.co/ydgxwTQbsy
Judge Strikes Paragraph From Trump's Classified Documents Indictment https://t.co/is6CEn4IB3
Judge strikes paragraph from Trump classified docs indictment but denies request to dismiss charges https://t.co/zrytz9Bdw0
Judge Cannon rejects Trump effort to dismiss counts against him in classified documents case https://t.co/FxjGFV5gME
Trump will not be charged for waving around classified papers, judge says https://t.co/CYj18vKOgc
Judge Aileen Cannon Hands Jack Smith a Win on Motion to Dismiss - but Hands Trump One, Too https://t.co/Qp4RcPh8Mk
Judge in Trump’s classified documents trial expunges indictment paragraph https://t.co/JoeawBlzig
New: Judge Cannon in Trump classified docs case agreed to expunge from the indictment a paragraph about Trump waving a classified map at Bedminster, bc it was not charged. It could indicate how she will rule on future Trump motions to suppress evidence https://t.co/LhE0q2obu2
New: Judge Cannon in the Trump classified docs case agreed to expunge from the indictment a paragraph about Trump mishandling a classified map at Bedminster. It could indicate how she will rule on future Trump motions to suppress evidence @guardian https://t.co/LhE0q2obu2
Judge overseeing classified documents case strikes down a small but significant part of the indictment, ruling that prosecutors must remove from the charges an episode when Trump is said to have shown a sensitive military map to an aide. @alanfeuer https://t.co/qt9zU6W35a
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and two of his associates denied a request Monday to dismiss some of the charges in the indictment. https://t.co/dApFTkG0KR
Judge Aileen Cannon denies bid to dismiss certain counts in Trump classified documents indictment https://t.co/c3kEBrfVn3 https://t.co/yfE5lfyq5e
The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case threw out one element of the case against the former president, involving a sensitive military map Trump is said to have shown an aide after leaving office. https://t.co/tYs5N5fa2k
It is curious that Judge Cannon, who has been unrelentingly attacked in the media for alleged bias, just ruled against Trump on the motion to dismiss. https://t.co/4zVCLWgEuS The disconnect between the coverage and Cannon's actual rulings is startling.
Judge Cannon strikes paragraph in Trump classified document indictment https://t.co/j5GGPFcpR0
Trump classified documents judge rules on motion to dismiss case https://t.co/QQjSzOgzQK
BREAKING: Trump classified documents judge rules on motion to dismiss case https://t.co/uW1bq3LxiP
Judge denies bid to dismiss certain counts in Trump classified documents indictment https://t.co/Z7G4VOOALg
NEW: In a new opinion tonight, Judge Aileen Cannon denies a motion to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago docs case due to alleged pleading deficiencies in the obstruction and false statement charges of the indictment. But there's a sweetener for Trump and his campaign chief Susie Wiles. 1/
NEW: In denying perhaps the weakest defense motion to dismiss the classified docs case, Judge Cannon once again takes a shot at Jack Smith. She often raises the "speaking" nature of the indictment--you can tell the superfluous language in the indictment irks her: https://t.co/wIWezkrhh5
NEW: Judge Cannon strikes Paragraph 36 from Trump classified docs superseding indictment https://t.co/g0CaHkQnHM Paragraph 36: https://t.co/XowNM0gx0q
JUST IN: Cannon has *denied* Trump's effort to dismiss many counts against him based on purported deficiencies. But she did agree to strike this paragraph from the indictment as "prejudicial" bc it's not linked to a specific charge. https://t.co/3GG73LsQ3Z https://t.co/Fxi3NfzLbu
Aileen Cannon makes rare ruling against Donald Trump's allies https://t.co/ieT2AafDnJ https://t.co/cZQycwjXbC
LAWFARE: This Week In Lawfare Land: Was Jack Smith’s Appointment Unconstitutional? Here’s the latest information you need to know about each prosecution Democrats are waging against the Republican presidential candidate. https://t.co/LcnDlsU5sB
Good CNN piece on Judge Aileen Cannon, where the secret dockets case against Trump went to die. https://t.co/9EdtrY4UM8 https://t.co/AUCSRs1gLA
Judge Aileen Cannon has once again outraged the far Left. This time she has scheduled a hearing for President Trump to argue why Special Counsel Jack Smith should be declared “unlawfully appointed” as a prosecutor. https://t.co/YPiFIqZ9m8