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From CBS News: The federal judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s now-dismissed case related to classified documents in Florida has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report prepared by special counsel Jack Smith.
Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order on Tuesday preventing the Justice Department from releasing the report while a legal battle plays out. Prosecutors said in an earlier filing that the two-volume document could be released as early as Friday, pending a decision by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Earlier on Tuesday, attorneys for Trump’s former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira filed an emergency motion similar to that which they filed earlier in Cannon’s court, asking the appeals court to block the release of Smith’s report.
Cannon ruled Tuesday that her order “remains in effect until three days after resolution by the Eleventh Circuit of the Emergency Motion, unless the Eleventh Circuit orders otherwise,” meaning the appeals court will be left to decide whether the special counsel report can be released.
The report explains that prosecutors within Joe Biden’s Justice Department opted to keep the case alive in an effort to reverse Cannon’s previous finding that Smith was unlawfully appointed.
Judge Aileen Cannon has ordered a temporary block on releasing the Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report.
Block the Department of Injustice from releasing the report until the legal battle plays. pic.twitter.com/lndukkrqoR
— Cash Loren (@CashLorenShow) January 7, 2025
BREAKING: Judge Aileen Cannon blocks the release of special counsel’s report on President-elect Donald Trump cases as appeals court reviews the challenge. pic.twitter.com/xIaJyZSCuW
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 7, 2025
A reporter shared the breaking news with Trump during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday morning. He responding by cheering the news, and saying that since the case has been dropped, why should Smith be allowed to release a fake report.
BREAKING: The judge in President-elect Trump’s documents case temporarily blocks the release of Jack Smith’s report. https://t.co/IqimIoJXx3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 7, 2025
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