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(51,499 posts) Thu Apr 4, 2024, 03:13 PM Apr 4

Cannon shoots down Trump's presidential records act claim [View all]

Source: Washington Post

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to have his charges of mishandling classified documents dismissed on the grounds that a federal records law protected him from prosecution. The judge also defended her handling of the issue, which had frustrated prosecutors.

Trump’s defense team argued the Presidential Records Act took priority over the Espionage Act when it came to highly classified documents that he took to his private residence in Florida after his presidency. On Thursday, Cannon shot down that argument, saying the PRA “does not provide a pre-trial basis to dismiss” either the mishandling charges or the related obstruction charges against Trump.

The decision comes two days after special counsel Jack Smith made a court filing saying the judge was pursuing a legal premise about the PRA that was “wrong,” and urged her to rule, adding that if she decided otherwise, he wanted to appeal any such decision quickly.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/04/cannon-trump-jack-smith-presidential-records-act/

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Cannon shoots down Trump's presidential records act claim [View all] sinkingfeeling Apr 4 OP

And yet I do not trust her in the long run. GreenWave Apr 4 #1

Neither do I. nt agalisgv Apr 4 #23

A Trojan Horse Roy Rolling Apr 5 #27

thank you mr smith. at least loose cannon did something right. AllaN01Bear Apr 4 #2

I think she saw canetoad Apr 4 #15

They can't risk taking her off the case even if she rules against them she's their best chance. live love laugh Apr 5 #30

Jack Smith put the fear of the 11th circuit in her Novara Apr 4 #3

She will proceed to gum up the works. magicarpet Apr 4 #8

She will tank the entire case when it's too late to appeal, if she can. Novara Apr 4 #9

that is definitely the plan prodigitalson Apr 4 #13

If you listen to Andrew Weissmann on MSNBC's Deadline White House ... aggiesal Apr 4 #24

She wasnt going to outright dismiss the case getagrip_already Apr 4 #4

and the subheading: orleans Apr 4 #5

She accomplished her goal; delay. gab13by13 Apr 4 #6

Judge Cannon rejects a bid by Trump to dismiss criminal charges in classified documents case mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 #7

Neal Katyal thinks that Jack Smith may need to appeal to 11th Circuit LetMyPeopleVote Apr 4 #10

Is loose cannon in fact a loose weasel? Hermit-The-Prog Apr 4 #11

She is really clever and sly Pachamama Apr 4 #26

A Cannon shot your claim. twodogsbarking Apr 4 #12

This is not what it seems mchill Apr 4 #14

That's what I thought. EndlessWire Apr 4 #20

Exactly. The word "pre-trial" dismissal did not rule out KPN Apr 4 #21

Has he fired her yet? Orrex Apr 4 #16

Link to Cannon's filing via Lawfare. ificandream Apr 4 #17

Cannon is lying nakocal Apr 4 #18

She really didn't give this a lot of thought... 3825-87867 Apr 4 #19

She did not answer Smith's question. This is a ruse. She will use KPN Apr 4 #22

Bad headline - She did not shoot down the PRA defense nakocal Apr 4 #25

The Presidential Records Act DallasNE Apr 5 #28

Has Not The Trial Calender Been Set? DallasNE Apr 5 #29