Federal judge to decide whether to dismiss Trump's classified documents prosecution.

A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss former US President Donald Trump's classified documents prosecution. Trump's lawyers argue that he was entitled to keep sensitive records when he left the White House, based on their interpretation of the Presidential Records Act. Special counsel Jack Smith's team argues that the files Trump is charged with possessing are presidential records, not personal ones, and that the statute does not apply to classified and top-secret documents. The case's outcome will determine whether it proceeds or is thrown out before reaching a jury.

March 13, 2024
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