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The same week that special counsel Jack Smith filed a blistering motion in court ordering right-wing Judge Aileen Cannon to rule one way or the other on former President Donald Trump’s use of the Presidential Records Act as a defense in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, she issued a ruling that denies Trump’s bid to dismiss the case on those grounds. It’s a victory for Smith, and a sign that Cannon was stung by the criticism of how she ran her courtroom, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman told CNN’s Boris Sanchez — but it’s not a complete victory, and Cannon has still left open the…