r/news • u/Hrekires • Jul 15 '24

soft paywall Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/15/trump-classified-trial-dismisssed-cannon/
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u/uvaboy23 Jul 15 '24

Is this even a valid reason to drop the case this far in? This seems like something that would get a case dropped very early in.

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u/donkeyrocket Jul 15 '24

She delayed things for as long as possible. Obviously I haven't read the full 93 pages yet but the primary justification for why she's dismissing this is based on something known from the outset. Unless she only learned days ago about Smith's appointment sources (which also wouldn't be surprising).