Trump Alleges Prosecutorial Misconduct, Moves to Dismiss Documents Case

Prosecutors responded that the defense’s ‘narrative of bad-faith collusion is baseless.’

Former President Donald Trump arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 21, 2024. Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump is alleging prosecutorial misconduct on the part of special counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration in a motion to dismiss the classified documents case filed on May 21.

Alternatively, defense attorneys say the 15 boxes seized by the FBI during a raid on Mar-a-Lago should be excluded from evidence because of due process violations.