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WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – A federal judge overseeing the criminal case that accuses Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents has signaled an openness to the former U.S. president’s defense claims, in a sign that prosecutors might face a difficult road ahead.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated to the bench by Trump, has asked Trump and prosecutors to propose jury instructions based on two legal scenarios that favor a claim from Trump that national security lawyers said have little relevance to the charges.
Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case, face a Tuesday deadline to respond to the judge’s order.
The dispute is another instance of Cannon lending credence to Trump’s legal arguments about highly sensitive records taken to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida when he left the White House in 2021.
The report notes that, unlike other judges in many legal cases brought against the former president, Cannon has shown to be more receptive to arguments presented by his defense, which could have a huge impact on Smith’s classified documents case.
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Judge Cannon, 43, who was born in Columbia but grew up in Miami, Florida , was appointed by Trump in 2020, his last year in the Oval Office.
US District Judge Aileen Cannon, overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case, signaled an openness to his defense claims. The dispute is another instance of Cannon lending credence to his arguments about the records taken to his Mar-a-Lago estate https://t.co/hyIpQRBb1M pic.twitter.com/AYQlZsM572
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