An order from Florida District Judge Aileen Cannon has temporarily blocked the release of the entire two-volume report, including the results of his investigation into Trump’s election subversion — a case that played out in an entirely different court in Washington, D.C. After months of delays, appeals and Supreme Court decisions that bought Trump time and broad “immunity” from criminal prosecution, the cases were ultimately upended by Trump’s victory against Kamala Harris, throwing the courts and the Justice Department into unprecedented territory that brushed up against policy that prevents the prosecution of a sitting president.
The Justice Department has agreed that Garland will not publicly release Smith’s report on the classified documents investigation while the case against Trump’s co-defendants remains pending, according to federal prosecutors.
Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing Trump reports The Hague prosecutor was appointed to oversee federal criminal investigations into the president-elect.
Special counsel Jack Smith has completed his reports on his criminal investigations into Donald Trump and resigned from the Department of Justice.
Justice Department lawyers are urging a Trump-appointed federal judge to reject attempts from the former president and his now-former co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case to keep Smith’s report secret.
