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Trump moves to dismiss his classified documents indictment, citing presidential immunity
- Former President Trump's legal team argues for presidential immunity in the criminal case involving retention of classified documents.
- The defense contends that Trump's alleged actions were official acts during his time in office, making him immune to prosecution.
- Trump's lawyers challenge the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith as "unlawful" and grounds for dismissal of the documents case.
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Trump's lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
Former President Donald Trump urged a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case � charging him with illegally retaining classified documents , claiming in part that presidential immunity protects ...
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Conservative BriefTrump seeks to dismiss classified documents case on presidential immunity grounds
Former US President Donald Trump asked the Florida judge overseeing his federal criminal retention of classified documents case on Thursday to dismiss the case based on a claim of presidential immunity. Trump currently faces 40 criminal charges in the case. His motion to dismiss only deals with the first 32 counts of the indictment against him, which deal with the willful retention of national defense information. In his motion to dismiss counts…
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