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US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases

Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive 2024 presidential nominee, faces four separate criminal cases [File: Mary Altaffer/Reuters]

Donald Trump has suffered setbacks in two criminal cases against him, after judges in the United States nixed the former president’s efforts to dismiss charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents.

In Florida on Thursday, US District Judge Aileen Cannon rejected Trump’s attempt to have the case accusing him of mishandling secret government files thrown out.

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