Aileen Cannon ruled ex-president would not be charged for waving classified papers as that conduct was not on trial
Cannon’s ruling is notable as it could indicate how she will rule on future motions by Trump to suppress evidenceCannon’s ruling is notable as it could indicate how she will rule on future motions by Trump to suppress evidenceprosecution on charges of retaining classified documents agreed on Monday to expunge from the indictment a paragraph about an episode where the former president waved around a classified document at his Bedminster club in New Jersey.
The prosecutors in the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, had argued that they included the passage precisely because it was allowed under the second part of the rule but Cannon took issue with the fact that Trump had not been charged for the conduct it described.
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