Cannon temporarily blocks report on Trump classified-documents probe [View all]

Source: Washington Post

The federal judge in Florida who dismissed Donald Trump’s indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailing the findings of that investigation.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon barred Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland from “releasing, sharing, or transmitting” the report or any drafts or conclusions from it while a federal appeals court in Atlanta weighs an emergency motion from two of the president-elect’s former co-defendants.
The co-defendants said releasing the report would unfairly prejudice them. Their motion cited a letter from Trump’s attorneys that also argued the release of Smith’s findings was not in the public interest and would interfere with his presidency and his presidential transition.

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