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Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Classified Documents Case & Once A Foe, Ohio Senator JD Vance Tapped as Trump's Running Mate

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Florida federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump on Monday, finding that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith violated the constitution. The case — in which Trump stands accused of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate — had been considered the most straightforward of the criminal matters Trump faces. We look at the legal and political implications of the ruling Former president Donald Trump has chosen 39-year old Ohio Senator JD Vance to be his running mate. Vance, once a fierce Trump critic who gained visibility during the 2016 election for explaining Trump’s appeal to white working class voters, has in recent years come to embrace core MAGA principles. We learn more about Vance and hear your reactions. Guests: David Graham, staff writer, The Atlantic; his new piece is "An Astonishing Ruling in Trump's Classified Documents Case" Grace Panetta, political reporter, The 19th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.9

Coming up on Forum, we get your reactions to two big legal and

0:55.6

political developments, the dismissal of the classified documents case against former President

1:00.0

Trump, and the naming of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. Yesterday, federal judge

1:05.6

Eileen Cannon went against decades of precedent when she declared special counsel Jack Smith

1:10.3

unlawfully appointed

1:11.4

to the documents case. While Smith intends to appeal, the delay is all but certain to push

1:16.3

the case past November. Yesterday also saw a 39-year-old freshman senator from Ohio as Trump's

1:22.2

vice presidential pick. We'll learn more about J.D. Vance's views and what his selection means

1:26.6

for the future of Trumpism.

1:28.1

That's all next on Forum.

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Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.

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In a ruling that my guest has described as astonishing, federal judge and Trump appointee, Eileen Cannon, dismissed all felony charges against the former president,

1:46.1

who stood accused of hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home.

1:50.7

Cannon dismissed the case that many legal experts considered the most winnable of the four criminal actions against Trump,

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