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Judge rejects bid by Trump to dismiss classified documents case

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago property, in Florida, March 5, 2024. © Marco Bello, Reuters

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a two-page order saying that though the Trump team had raised “various arguments warranting serious consideration,” a dismissal of charges was not merited.

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