Judge in Donald Trump’s classified document case strikes down a prejudicial paragraph
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The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s classified document case took out a paragraph in the indictment that was considered prejudicial.
That was the only success the defendant’s counsel could achieve after it filed motion for the dismissal of some of the charges before the judge.
The charges attempted to be dismissed involved the hoarding of classified documents.
Trump stands accused of also conspiring with others to hide sensitive and important federal files from the federal government after he lost his reelection bid.
Of the 41 count charges brought against the former President of the United States, his legal team wanted the Judge to strike down more than 7 counts in the indictment.
The counts contested were those related to obstruction and false statements.
Trump’s team has engaged in too many pre-trial techniques to delay the hearing until after election, as such trial would hamper the campaign of the presumptive Republican candidate.
The judge has had motions upon motions dumped on his table for more than a month now. The motions have significantly affected the progress of the case and taken trial quite further than expected.
Upon striking down a paragraph, the judge ruled that the paragraph in the indictment is prejudicial and has no important aim to the underlying charges.
But aside striking down the paragraph, Judge Cannon upheld all the charges Trump’s team attempted to strike down.
The US District Judge Aileen Cannon stated in his ruling “Identified deficiencies , even if generating some arguable confusion, are either permitted by law, raise evidentiary challenges not appropriate for disposition at this juncture , and/or do not require dismissal even if technically deficient, so long as the jury is instructed appropriately and presented with adequate verdict forms as to each Defendants’ alleged conduct”
This is not the first time the Judge has ruled against dismissal of the case, with one that argued the former President has right under the Presidential Record Acts to keep documents with him after leaving the White House and to designate such documents his personal files.
Trump has been overridden by court cases since he announced his decision to run for the President of the United States of America.
Most analysts and supporters of the former President had dubbed his various cases ‘election interference’.
One such cases overseen by New York Judge Merchan which was about hush money payment to adult film actress, Stormy Daniels, ended in guilty verdict – where the 12 appointed jurors found the former President guilty of hush money payment to influence his 2016 election victory.
His conviction raised the bar of sympathy, with his campaign team raising a record campaign donation.
24 hours after his guilty verdict, donations poured in to the extent his donation portal crashed.
His supporters argued that the mission of the Democrats was to use the court against Donald Trump. Despite being a convicted felon, Trump continues to hold his supporters and the polls.
The effect of the conviction many not have had huge impact on his chances.
