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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell

The Mar-a-Lago judge is entertaining Trump’s most brazen defenses

a side-by-side image of a man pointing his finger next to a microphone and a woman with dark hair in a black robe
Recent moves by Aileen Cannon appear to be beneficial to Trump’s defense. Composite: AP, Southern District of Florida

The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s prosecution on charges of retaining classified documents appears to be entertaining his most brazen defenses that could ultimately result in ensuring the acquittal of the former president.

The issue revolves around an order from the US district judge Aileen Cannon on Monday asking Trump and prosecutors in the office of the special counsel Jack Smith to draft jury instructions for two scenarios that gave extraordinary credit to Trump’s defense theories.

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