**DATELINE: WASHINGTON, D.C. — (CNN)**

**DATELINE: WASHINGTON, D.C. — (CNN)**

**WHO:** Former President Donald J. Trump and his legal team.

**WHAT:** A federal judge has denied the motion to dismiss classified documents charges, ordering the case to proceed to trial.

**WHEN:** The ruling was issued today at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

**WHERE:** United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Pierce Division.

**WHY:** The court determined that the former president’s arguments regarding executive privilege and immunity did not apply to the retention of classified materials after his term in office, citing precedents that the Presidential Records Act does not grant personal ownership of such documents.

**HOW:** Judge Aileen M. Cannon, in a 32-page opinion, held that the evidence presented by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office established probable cause that the defendant knowingly retained national defense information and obstructed government efforts to retrieve it. A trial date has been scheduled for May 2024.