Judge in Trump’s secret documents case rejects motion to dismiss indictment

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Trump has rejected a motion to dismiss some of the charges contained in the indictment.

Trump’s legal team sought to dismiss more than a half-dozen of the 41 counts in the indictment, which accuses the former commander in chief of illegally collecting secret documents from his presidency and conspiring with others to hide sensitive documents from the federal government.

The defendants disputed the obstruction and false statement charges, but U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order Monday saying that “the deficiencies identified, even if they create some arguable confusion, are either permitted by law or provide a basis for a challenge.” evidence that should not be removed at this time and/or does not require dismissal, even if technically deficient, provided that the jury is properly instructed and presented with the appropriate verdict forms as to the alleged conduct of each defendant.

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However, Cannon agreed to remove a paragraph from the indictment that defense lawyers argued was prejudicial information that was not relevant to the charges.

Cannon has already denied multiple other motions to dismiss the case, including one that suggested the Presidential Records Act authorized Trump to keep the documents with him after leaving the White House and designate them as his personal records.

Monday’s motion to dismiss the six counts in the indictment is one of many pretrial motions and disputes that have piled up against Cannon for months, slowing the case’s progress and delaying the trial.

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Additional arguments are scheduled for later this month.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.