Judge skeptical of Trump's arguments to dismiss classified documents case. Judge Aileen Cannon, who noted that dismissing the Mar-a-Lago papers case would constitute “a rather extraordinary decision.” Trump listens to the arguments in silence.
Trump sat at the defense table in the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce with his hands clasped, listening intently to the argument. Trump's lawyers say that statute gave him the authority to designate the documents as personal and maintain possession of them after he is president.