Former President Donald Trump filed a motion to dismiss the classified documents case in Florida , alleging the FBI destroyed exculpatory evidence during the 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence, which he claims violated his due process rights. The latest motion , filed late Monday evening, raises significant questions by the defendant about the conduct of special counsel Jack Smith's office and the FBI under the Biden Justice Department, suggesting a politically motivated effort to undermine his defense. Trump's motion came shortly after United States District Judge Aileen Cannon denied a separate request to dismiss some of the charges against the former president Monday evening.
Trump spokesman Steven Cheung released a press statement Tuesday afternoon saying Trump had moved to dismiss the "documents hoax due to DOJ evidence tampering." "Deranged Jack Smith was forced to admit in a public filing that he and his Thugs committed blatant evidence tampering by mishandling the very documents they used as pretext to bring this fake case," Cheung said. The motion from Trump's attorneys Todd Blanche and Chris Kise contended that the FBI’s alleged mishandling of documents seized during the raid inhibits Trump from proving his claim that he lacked knowledge and intent regarding the presence of classified materials in his home.
"The FBI failed to preserve the original order of documents within the boxes, and there are no photographs or logs documenting the nature in which the alleg.
