A federal appeals court has cleared the way for special counsel Jack Smith to release his final report on two cases against President-elect Donald Trump.
11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected This is an attempt by President Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case to block the release of the report. However, an order by Judge Eileen Cannon limiting the release of the report until Sunday remained in place.
If the Department of Justice (DOJ) wants to challenge Cannon’s order, it can still appeal to the 11th Circuit, according to the order.
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: And when it comes to the special counsel report, it’s a win for Trump. 1/ pic.twitter.com/nF3cyW6dUj
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) January 10, 2025
Both of Smith’s lawsuits against Trump – a classified documents case in Florida and a 2020 election lawsuit in Washington, D.C. – were dismissed after Trump won. (Related article: ‘Myopic and clearly political’: Democratic prosecutors launch final legal attack on President Trump days before Inauguration Day)
BREAKING: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals *rejects* efforts to block Jack Smith’s final report.
However, Cannon’s three-day suspension order remains in effect. This means the garland cannot be released until after Sunday. pic.twitter.com/XFr2bYSMtV
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 10, 2025
in court easy Trump asked the court to block the release of the report, which was filed Wednesday. His lawyers wrote that Attorney General Merrick Garland “cannot issue a report on an unconstitutionally appointed and funded special counsel.”
Ministry of Justice shown Wednesday’s filing will release the first part of Smith’s report dealing with the 2020 election lawsuit, but release the second part, which focuses on the classified documents case, while Trump’s co-defendants’ lawsuits continue. announced that it would be put on hold.
The U.S. Supreme Court also rejected President Trump’s attempt to halt Thursday’s sentencing in New York, scheduled for Friday morning.
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