Former US President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges that he illegally retained sensitive national security documents after leaving office, saying his prosecution was legally flawed.
Donald Trump's lawyers objected to the appointment of special prosecutor Jack Smith, arguing that the prosecutor's allegations conflict with another US law governing the use of presidential records and documents.
Donald Trump also claimed he should be exonerated from charges of retaining national security documents because they stem from decisions he made in his final weeks as president.
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to a 40-count indictment in federal court in Florida accusing him of illegally retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after leaving office in 2021 and obstructing the government 's efforts to retrieve them, including information about the US nuclear program and potential security vulnerabilities in the country.
On February 15, New York State Judge Juan Merchan set March 25 as the date for Donald Trump to appear in court in the first criminal trial in history of a former US President.
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