Trump Loses Bid to Get Judge to Toss Top-Secret Records Charges

Former President Donald Trump lost his bid to have charges that he mishandled classified documents dropped on grounds that they’re too vague.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued the ruling on Thursday after holding a hearing that Trump attended in person to consider motions by the former president to dismiss all charges against him.

Cannon only ruled on one of Trump’s motions while multiple others are still pending. Still, the ruling is one of the first substantive actions that Cannon has taken with regard to any of the pre-trial motions and represents a victory for Special Counsel Jack Smith, ...