WASHINGTON — The US prosecutor leading the case against Donald Trump for retaining classified documents after leaving office pushed back on a federal judge after she signaled she may accept the former president's claim that the records were his personal property.
One scenario, in which neither the jury nor the judge could question Trump's contention that the records are personal, would essentially direct the jury to acquit Trump, according to prosecutors. They urged Cannon to quickly decide if jurors will be told that Trump's claim is relevant to the charges against him, arguing that the prosecution must have time "to consider appellate review.
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