Judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump; Special counsel's office to appeal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Smith had charged Trump last year with taking classified documents from the White House and resisting the government's attempts to retrieve the materials.
44% : The ruling by Cannon, a judge Trump appointed in 2020, comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention and as the nation reels from the failed attempt on Trump's life over the weekend.
41% : "Still, Cannon held a hearing on the issue several weeks ago, pushing attorneys to explain exactly how Smith's investigation into Trump was being funded.
30% : Trump also faces a state-level election subversion case in Georgia and he was convicted of state crimes in New York earlier this year for his role in a hush money payment scheme before the 2016 election.
25% : In a separate criminal case brought by Smith against Trump in Washington, DC, the special counsel was pursuing federal charges stemming from Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
24% : Trump on Truth Social said the dismissal "should be just the first step" as he called for the other cases facing him also to be dismissed, claiming that the charges were "political attacks.

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