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Judge Aileen Cannon Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his classified documents case based on the Presidential Records Act, according to court records and reports. Cannon ultimately opposed Trump’s legal team’s argument that he was allowed to store boxes of official documents at his Palm Beach social club Mar-a-Lago, reported MSNBC host Katie Phang. This decision parallels special counsel Jack Smith’s argument that the documents were not Trump’s personal records and therefore not protected. But Phang notes that Cannon also takes a small shot at Smith over conte…

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