A federal judge dismissed a case accusing former President Donald J. Trump of mishandling classified documents, arguing that the appointment of a special prosecutor now overseeing the case was unconstitutional.
Legal analysts said the government lawyers will very likely take it to appeal.
In another case, the Trump-appointed Judge, Aileen Cannon, had ruled that it was unconstitutional to appoint the Special Prosecutor Jack Smith since he did not receive an appointment from the president or confirmation from the Senate.
Quite a coup for the business magnate, who himself has been in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attending the Republican National Convention where he now stands to be nominated flag-bearer of the Party in the run for office during the presidential election.
In a posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "As we move forward in Unifying our Country after the Horrific Events of Saturday, this Nullification of the baseless indictment in Florida should be just the first step, quickly followed by the dismissal of all the witch hunts." Other pending cases to which he pointed out were those in New York, for instance, where he has already been convicted and is waiting for sentencing.
He was also referring to an assassination bid at an election rally in Pennsylvania the Saturday before.
This is Trump's second win in courts within two days as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the former President which stated that he enjoys full immunity from court action into the classification of his presidential activities.
The lawsuit in Florida claimed that Trump had mislaid classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate since he left office.
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