Judge appears sceptical of Trump’s bid to dismiss classified documents case

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A federal judge appeared reluctant to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump on Thursday after his lawyers argued for hours that the case trampled on the former president’s rights.

As Mr Trump looked on in the courtroom, his attorneys pressed US District Judge Aileen Cannon to throw out the case, arguing he was legally entitled to keep the sensitive records he is charged with illegally retaining after he left the White House.