‘A huge win for Donald Trump’ - Former prosecutor on Judge dismissing classified documents case

Record ID: 1828390

  • Title: ‘A huge win for Donald Trump’ - Former prosecutor on Judge dismissing classified documents case
  • Date: 15th July 2024
  • Summary: PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE - AUGUST 09, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) AERIAL DRONE SHOTS OF MAR-A-LAGO
  • Embargoed: 29th July 2024 19:35
  • Keywords: Donald Trump classified documents case dismiss former prosecutor judge
  • Location: VARIOUS
  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA00H909715072024RP1
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  • Story Text: Donald Trump won a major legal victory on Monday (July 15) when a federal judge dismissed one of the criminal prosecutions against him, as he prepared to accept the Republican Party's presidential nomination just days after surviving an assassination attempt.
    A U.S. judge in Florida appointed to the bench by Trump dismissed the case that accused the former president of illegally holding on to classified documents after leaving office, ruling that the prosecutor handling the case was unlawfully appointed to his role.
    “This is a huge win for Donald Trump,” said Neama Rahmani, former federal prosecutor and president of West Coast Trial Lawyers. “I think that the election fraud cases are potentially more damaging to Donald Trump, but this (classified documents case) was the most readily provable case because Trump affirmatively mishandled classified documents and allegedly obstructed justice. So, the fact that the strongest case against the former president was dismissed is a huge win for him.”
    Trump, 78, and Biden, 81, are locked in what opinion polls show to be a tight election rematch. Trump continues to falsely claim that his 2020 loss to Biden was the result of widespread fraud and has not committed to accepting the results of the election were he to lose.
    The race was upended on Saturday when Trump was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania by a 20-year-old gunman whose motive remains unknown.
    (Production: Kyoko Gasha)
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