A judge dropped former President Donald Trump's criminal indictment for mishandling documents on Monday.

This is Trump's second major legal triumph in less than a month after the Supreme Court's immunity ruling came down in his favor, as The Washington Post reported.

Even if overturned, U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon's 93-page opinion that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed is a Trump victory.

Smith's Response

Smith's office promised to challenge the order, arguing the judge's legal rationale contradicted previous rulings.

This ruling took place less than 48 hours after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., and as he works to take the presidency again.

Defense attorneys frequently submit every feasible motion to dismiss indictments; however, it is exceedingly uncommon for them to win the entire case and have it dismissed.

In the Florida case, Trump's attorneys pursued numerous long-shot arguments before this strategy proved to be significantly more successful than anticipated.

The Fallout

Cannon's decision to discharge the entire indictment also resulted in the dismissal of charges against Trump's two co-defendants, Waltine "Walt" Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira. The Justice Department's appeal of the matter may ultimately reach the Supreme Court.

“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,” said Peter Carr, a spokesman for Smith. “The Justice Department has authorized the Special Counsel to appeal the court’s order.”

Donald Trump stated on social media that the dismissal on Monday "should be just the first step" and that the remaining criminal and civil cases against him should also be dismissed from court.

Trump's Claim

Federal, state, and local officials have repeatedly refuted Trump's claim that Democrats were conspiring against him to bring those cases.

“Let us come together to END all Weaponization of our Justice System,” the former president wrote.

Christopher Kise, one of Trump's attorneys, stated that Cannon made a "courageous and correct decision."

“Jack Smith must now respect the rule of law, shut down his office, and end this unconstitutional abuse of power,” Kise wrote in a statement.

One individual who had been informed they may be summoned to testify in the documents case after Cannon's decision characterized Trump as "the luckiest man on Earth."

The classified documents case, which occurred mostly after Trump left the White House, has long worried Trump advisers because it was the strongest of the four criminal cases against him.