A judge in Florida has dismissed the criminal case relating to classified documents that were found at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Paralel.Az reports citing Sky News.

The former US president, who is recovering from an assassination attempt at the weekend, has said on his Truth Social platform that the throwing out of the case should be "just the first step" and that it should be "followed quickly by the dismissal of ALL the Witch Hunts".

Trump is referring to the other criminal cases he faces - having been charged in relation to the 6 January Capitol riots and accused of electoral fraud in the state of Georgia.

The 78-year-old also became the first US president to ever be criminally convicted after he was found in guilty in a hush money trial in May.

After his classified documents case was thrown out today, Trump began by referencing the assassination attempt when he wrote: "As we move forward in Uniting our Nation after the horrific events on Saturday, this dismissal of the Lawless Indictment in Florida should be just the first step, followed quickly by the dismissal of ALL the Witch Hunts - The January 6th Hoax in Washington, D.C., the Manhattan D.A.'s Zombie Case, the New York A.G. Scam, Fake Claims about a woman I never met (a decades old photo in a line with her then husband does not count), and the Georgia "Perfect" Phone Call charges. The Democrat Justice Department coordinated ALL of these Political Attacks, which are an Election Interference conspiracy against Joe Biden's Political Opponent, ME.

The throwing out of Trump's classified documents case represents a major legal victory as the Republican seeks a return to the White House.

Florida-based US District Aileen Cannon, who was nominated by Trump, agreed with the former president's defence lawyers that Special Counsel Jack Smith, who was leading the prosecution, was unlawfully appointed to his role and did not have the authority to bring the case.

The judge also ruled that Mr Smith's office was improperly funded by the Justice Department.

Mr Smith's team vigorously contested the arguments made by Trump's defence team during hearings before Ms Cannon last month.

The special counsel's team also told the judge that even if she ruled in the defence team's favour, the proper outcome would not be to dismiss the entire case.

Ms Cannon's order is the latest example of the judge handling the case in ways that have benefited the ex-president.

She generated intense scrutiny during the FBI's investigation when she appointed an independent arbiter to inspect the classified documents recovered during the August 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago, a decision that was overturned months later by a unanimous federal appeals panel.

Since then, she has been slow to issue rulings, favouring Trump's strategy of securing delays, and has entertained defence arguments that experts said other judges would have dismissed without hearings.

In May, she indefinitely cancelled the trial date amid a series of unresolved legal issues.