U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the investigation into President-elect Donald Trump.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Smith to oversee the investigation into President Trump’s efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election and the president-elect’s retention of classified material in November 2022. Appointed. Federal prosecutors said Garland could approve the two-volume report as soon as possible. like friday According to Go to CBS News. (Related: J6 Committee Democrat Jack Smith slams Justice Department for not prosecuting Trump sooner after dropping case)
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Judge Eileen Cannon issued an order temporarily blocking the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report.
This means the Justice Department cannot release the report until the legal battle begins. pic.twitter.com/FIFCo1oPWw
— Brianna Morello (@BreannaMorello) January 7, 2025
Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, argued that Smith did not have the authority to compile the report, Just the News reported. reported.
Cannon had previously found Smith’s appointment to be unconstitutional under the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. constitution in 93 pages ruling In a document released in July, charges against Trump in the classified documents case were dismissed.
Trump’s lawyers on Monday asked Garland not to release the report, saying the decision should be made by the incoming administration and that releasing the report would jeopardize the presidential transition.
After the special counsel initially secured a 37-count indictment against Trump and Nauta, Smith was arrested on July 27, 2023, by a maintenance worker at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida mansion. A superseding indictment containing charges against Mr. de Oliveira was released. In June 2023.
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