Judge Aileen Cannon this Thursday refused to dismiss the accusation that former US President Donald Trump faces in Florida for the criminal case of mishandling of confidential documents present in his possession after leaving the White House. The ruling denies a movement based mostly on the Presidential Records Law filed by Trump’s protection to dismiss the accusation.
The authorized process sought dismiss 32 expenses for “deliberately withholding and never delivering documents containing nationwide protection data”, in addition to the remainder, associated to the “obstruction of justice”.
“The Presidential Records Act doesn’t present a pre-trial foundation to dismiss” the fees, the judge, who was nominated throughout Trump’s time period (2017-2021), famous within the courtroom doc.
Cannon, nevertheless, rejected the prosecutor’s request particular Jack Smith to make a last determination on whether or not that principle can be utilized within the trial, which can happen in a courtroom in Fort Pierce, about 200 kilometers north of Miami.
The trial, which was scheduled for May 20, a brand new date remains to be pending by Judge Cannon.
Trump will most certainly be the Republican Party candidate to face the president Joe Biden within the November presidential elections regardless of the 4 criminal circumstances he faces.
