Former President Donald Trump has initiated a series of legal maneuvers aimed at dismissing the criminal case against him concerning the alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump's legal team has filed multiple motions in a Florida federal court before Judge Cannon, asserting that presidential immunity shields him from prosecution. The motions, due by Feb. 22 and argued for dismissal based on several grounds, including presidential immunity, selective prosecution, and the vagueness of the charges. Additionally, Trump's attorneys claim that under the Presidential Records Act, Trump had the authority to designate official government documents as personal records, granting him "unreviewable discretion" over classified records, and in one motion, seek to suppress "15 boxes" on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct. The filings, some of which are under seal, are part of Trump's broader strategy to challenge the legality of the prosecution, which he deems flawed. The trial is set to begin in May, but these pre-trial motions signal a contentious legal battle ahead.
Former President Donald Trump is urging a federal judge in Florida to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents. https://t.co/XiWpT97Gnq
Trump demands Florida judge DROP the classified documents case https://t.co/8SmvlVEA6l https://t.co/OYecxCL1go
NEW: Trump filed a barrage of motions last night — some of them still under seal — to dismiss the Florida criminal case against him. w/ @joshgerstein https://t.co/bopvAlP8gp https://t.co/pp25NTuxVD
Former President Trump's lawyers urged a Florida judge to dismiss a criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, claiming that presidential immunity partly protects him, an argument that was roundly rejected in a separate case. https://t.co/gYmjiiEu3B
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team filed multiple motions Thursday night urging a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents. https://t.co/0XZUFLxDZB
Former President Trump demanded his classified documents charges be dismissed in seven separate motions that assert presidential immunity and other defenses. Here’s what to know about the arguments from Trump’s legal team: https://t.co/Mbh7Ok9TeU https://t.co/Sl9FR16bbk
Trump moves to dismiss classified documents case https://t.co/GkWQGSyDzZ
Former President Donald Trump's legal team filed multiple motions Thursday night urging a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents. https://t.co/wlSgnd1sIm
Former President Donald Trump urged a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, claiming in part that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution. MORE: https://t.co/jRTjphFwv4 https://t.co/23qz2ERoyE
Trump seeks to dismiss classified documents case https://t.co/obB0f6l0X3 https://t.co/oTXej3rhvr
Trump's lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity (from @AP) https://t.co/wuLO1gDPJz
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged a federal judge to dismiss his classified documents case in Florida on the basis of presidential immunity, according to a court filing reviewed by NBC News. https://t.co/oQ8IfOiAPS
Trump urged a judge to dismiss his classified documents case in Florida, arguing that he is protected by presidential immunity. https://t.co/sHcyxB9OhX
Trump’s lawyers push for dismissal of classified documents case, arguing ‘presidential immunity’ https://t.co/7HbT2oUbia
Trump's attorneys said that the case should be dismissed because, as president, he had "unreviewable discretion" over classified records and, under the Presidential Records Act, could designate any official government document as a personal record. https://t.co/qRH0ITVORO
Former President Donald Trump's legal team moves to dismiss classified documents case, claiming immunity and unlawful appointment of special counsel https://t.co/nVjTwEExa5
Former US President Donald Trump asked a federal court to dismiss charges accusing him of mishandling classified documents, court filings show. https://t.co/kOLc51IGyb
Trump's Lawyers Call For Classified Documents Case Dismissal, Citing Presidential Immunity https://t.co/9xHvXz4vDC
Trump's legal team calls for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity https://t.co/3VBlEJS1M6 https://t.co/WhuUpxCldP
🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP ASKS FEDERAL JUDGE TO DISMISS CHARGES FOR RETENTION OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS Trump has argued criminal charges brought against him for holding onto classified documents after leaving office are legally flawed. The trial will begin in May, but Trump has sought a… https://t.co/W97iMxV4xi
Trump's lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity https://t.co/HChvd4aQLD
Former US President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of illegally holding onto sensitive US national security documents when he left office, arguing the prosecution is legally flawed https://t.co/ATyUSqSoQT
Former US President #DonaldTrump has asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of illegally holding onto sensitive US national security documents when he left office, arguing the prosecution is legally flawed. https://t.co/tG7EdnHpog
Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity https://t.co/4VuqXKMJSp
Trump has filed the following pretrial motions in the Mar-a-Lago documents case tonight: - Motion to dismiss based on presidential immunity - Motion to dismiss based on the vagueness doctrine and on the basis that Trump possessed a valid security clearance at the time alleged in…
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge to throw out the criminal case alleging he mishandled classified documents at his Florida estate, arguing that he is shielded by presidential immunity. https://t.co/Nfk26VDRvF
Trump motions in the classified docs case tonight: — Motion to dismiss on Presidential Immunity — Motion to dismiss on Selective Prosecution (not public) — Motion to dismiss Superseding Indictment, and in alternative to suppress “15 boxes” on prosecutorial misconduct (not public)
Donald Trump has asked a judge to toss out federal criminal charges over his alleged mishandling of classified US records and obstruction of government efforts to get them back https://t.co/LWppaBkVei
There it is: Donald Trump is seeking dismissal of Mar-a-Lago classified records case by claiming “presidential immunity”: (More)
NEW: Former President Trump urges a federal judge to dismiss his classified documents case in Florida on the basis of presidential immunity, according to a court filing. https://t.co/uqDUs0olVi
Donald Trump's lawyers seek to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, citing in part presidential immunity. https://t.co/WnGvVWHG6r
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago co-defendant seeks dismissal of charges in documents case https://t.co/6YjNdC2nL0
BREAKING: Trump's team has filed multiple motions to dismiss the classified documents case in Florida, citing presidential immunity.
Former US President Donald Trump asked a federal court on Thursday to dismiss charges accusing him of mishandling classified documents. https://t.co/6h71QqzH9n
News, Trump's team has just filed a motion (several, actually) to dismiss the classified documents case in Florida, citing, in part, presidential immunity.
Breaking: Trump asks Judge Cannon to dismiss the classified docs case on presidential immunity grounds, arguing Trump designated docs as personal under Presidential Records Act which made them “official acts” of the presidency https://t.co/EalxPKpggP
'I Didn't Have to Hand Them Over': Donald Trump Falsely Claims He Could Keep Classified Documents After Leaving the White House https://t.co/2GirZC7ki0 Click the image for details:
Trump’s pre-trial motions in the classified docs case probably won’t all be immediately public: Trump now ordered to file — we’re expecting presidential immunity, selective prosecution, among others — by Feb. 22 but sealing/redaction requests to be litigated thru end of the month