Posted on 03/14/2024 3:06:39 PM PDT by Coronal
FORT PIERCE, Florida, March 14 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday denied former U.S. President Donald Trump's request to dismiss a criminal case that charges him with illegally holding onto classified documents after leaving the White House.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida came just hours after a hearing in which his lawyers argued that the central charge in the case is improperly vague.
Cannon, who was appointed to her post by Trump, ruled that question "warrants serious consideration" but should not be decided at this point.
Trump, the Republican challenger to President Joe Biden in the November election, has pleaded not guilty to a 40-count indictment that accuses him of illegally taking sensitive government documents with him when he left the White House in 2021.
It is one of four criminal cases he faces as he tries to win back the White House.
At the hearing, Cannon also indicated she was unlikely to agree to a separate request by Trump to dismiss the case on the grounds he had deemed the documents to be "personal" rather than government property. That issue could be addressed during the trial, she said.
"It's difficult to see how this gets you to dismissal of the indictment," she told Trump's lawyers. Trump has filed a flurry of legal motions in his four criminal cases before the election. If he were to win back the presidency, he would have the power to end the two federal cases against him, though he would not be able to stop the two cases brought under state law. In this case, Trump's lawyers have made five other arguments for dismissal, which could be considered in future hearings that have not yet been scheduled.
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So disappointing, but not unexpected.
Reuters take on things.
Cannon, who was appointed to her post by Trump, ruled that question “warrants serious consideration” but should not be decided at this point.
That’s not dismissing, is it? She just says, “at this point.”
But Biden, who appears guilty of much worse, skates free.
COMPLETE BS
Quite possible that she’s playing the same game as the NeverTrumpers and running out the clock...we shall see.
I hope she is being political here...”Needs consideration” could mean, let’s wait until we get a better political bump from the decision.
Julie Kelly said the same thing would happen “As expected” but she also expects her to dismiss the case based on selective prosecution..there is more rulings to come on this matter
But Biden can walk out of a bunch of SCIF’s over a 47 year period with documents that normally would buy you a 45 year sentence for taking. Nothing happens to him. Just an old guy, no big deal.
The judiciary and the DoJ are now done in this country. The illegitimate power they have seized has to be undone. Trying to tie the President up in legal tar was never the intention of any of the Founders or the States.
The gallows have already been erected in the town square. They’ll jail him in October and hang him in November.
Wow! Our judicial system is completely effing broken. And all day the effin rats were crying in there lattes…I bet you tonight they’ll be effin celebrating. THERE IS NO JUSTICE ANYMORE only corruption. FJB gets nothing Trump on the other hand gets a jury and a sentence….INCREDIBLE! Jack smith is smiling tonight!!
Friday? Tomorrow or last week?
Yes.
Judges often look for the latest possible "off ramp" before making a controversial decision. They don't want to be too premature in making a ruling when there are still other things that can happen before the ruling becomes the last resort.
An exception would be when the motion is so clear-cut and decisive that the ruling makes sense at that moment, such as a tainted warrant or falsified evidence or obvious prosecutorial misconduct or witness/jury tampering where a mistrial is called for.
-PJ
” A federal judge on Friday denied former U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to dismiss a criminal case that charges him with illegally holding onto classified documents after leaving the White House.”
Interesting. Especially since today is Thursday.
There were two motions filed..the selective prosecution one might be the one she dismisses this case on
I'm leaning this way. Running out the clock is probably doing him a favor.
The good new is Trump now sees NOT to take the advice of the GOP-e when appointing judges.
Maybe there was time travel involved.
Yep! Don’t ever underestimate these wicked evil black robes. Do it at your own risk. I knew from the get-go since this morning when reports were coming out that the judge sounded skeptical and hammering that evil SOB demonJack Smith that she was not going to pull the trigger. No, I did not have insight, but they’re all a click. The black robes are part of club. You do not stab those higher-ups in judicial branch. It’s like doctors never speak evil of one another or second-guess their surgeries. Too many grand delusions were coming out of that courthouse. Yes I am extremely disappointed, but not surprised, not shocked, they’re evil.
Seems Obozo is telling them to drag trial out as long as possible.....
Hitlery also....
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