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The Classified documents case against Donald Trump has been dismissed.
This is a huge win for Donald Trump in the election run up as Presidential candidate just days after the attempt on his life.
When Donald Trump left the Whitehouse in 2021 they later found he was mishandling classified documents taking them with him to his new residence. Falling under the Espionage Act which could have resulted in a prison sentence.
The former President pleaded guilty to all charges despite classified documents being found in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Why was the case dismissed?
It was Judge, Aileen Cannon who dismissed these charges as she ruled that the special counsel who brought the prosecution had been improperly appointed. This violated the Appointments clause of the US constitution as the special counsel appointed, Jack Smith had not been named to his post by the president or confirmed by the Senate.
This meant the court could not move further with this case and this comes at a great time as Donald Trump is set to nominate his choice for Vice-president if their party win the US election.
Jack Smith could appeal this and the Supreme Court could determine the lawfulness of his appointment leading them back to a trial.
Earlier this year Donald Trump was found guilty of fraud with the sentencing trial set for September. Donald Trump’s legal complications does not seem to be affecting his election run and now with this victory today he could be seeing a further spike in support.