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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

US judge sides with Trump, keeps document review on pause

Former US President Donald Trump has dismissed the investigation into his alleged mishandling of classified files as political [File: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – A United States judge has rejected the Justice Department’s request to allow investigators to continue reviewing classified documents seized from Donald Trump’s Florida home during an FBI search last month.

Judge Aileen Cannon said in a ruling late on Thursday that she will keep the temporary block in place until the files are vetted by an independent arbiter.

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