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Trump Asks Judge to Toss Classified Docs Charges, Citing Presidential Immunity

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The former president’s lawyers wrote that the case turned on his alleged decision to designate the records as personal under the Presidential Records Act.

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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge to throw out the criminal case alleging he mishandled classified documents at his Florida estate, arguing that he is shielded by presidential immunity.

Trump’s lawyers argued in a

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