A federal judge’s decision to toss out Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal case means the former president can now talk to his co-defendants and potential witnesses about what happened at Mar-a-Lago without facing consequences.

The federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges against former president Donald Trump has dismissed the indictment on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed,

Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the criminal case against former President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents.

In a surprising ruling Monday, the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump was dismissed by the federal judge overseeing the case. The ruling dismisses one of the two cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith,

Special Counsel Jack Smith will appear a judge’s order dismissing the classified documents case against Donald Trump. Peter Carr, a spokesman for Smith, said in a statement to reporters, “The dismissal of the case deviates from the uniform conclusion of all previous courts to have considered the issue that the Attorney General is statutorily authorized to appoint a special counsel.