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Former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his classified documents case was denied by a federal judge in Florida.
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, last month, also dismissed Trump's motion to dismiss charges of retaining classified documents on the grounds of "unconstitutional vagueness."
Trump was charged out of Smith’s investigation into his retention of classified materials. Trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 felony charges from Smith’s probe, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and false statements.
Trump was also charged with an additional three counts as part of a superseding indictment out of the investigation — an additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts.
Elsewhere, a Georgia judge denied an attempt by Trump and his co-defendants in the state to dismiss the charges in that case on First Amendment grounds.
In a 14-page ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott Mcafee said their right to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election did not protect them from the charges that District Attorney Fani Willis's office brought.