Florida judge dismisses Trump classified documents case

A Florida judge appointed by Donald Trump has dismissed the criminal case against the former president on charges of mishandling top-secret documents, saying the way that Special Counsel Jack Smith was appointed was improper. US District Judge Aileen Cannon granted the defence motion to dismiss the case on Monday, voiding a prosecution that at the time it was brought was seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump faced. Monday’s decision is a huge victory for Trump, who had been accused of endangering national security by holding onto top secret documents after leaving the White House. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane joins live from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to discuss the latest updates. Claire Finkelstein, a Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, joins from Philadelphia to discuss the legal aspects of the latest decision. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #DonaldTrump #Trump #TrumpClassifiedDocumentsCase #TrumpCriminalCharges #JackSmith #JudgeAileenCannon #RNC2024 #AlJazeeraEnglish