Federal Judge Aileen Cannon Halts DOJ Release of Second Jack Smith Report on Trump Classified Documents

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Judge blocks Justice Department report on Donald Trump's classified documents case

A federal judge in Florida ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday not to release to Congress special counsel Jack Smith’s report on part of the investigation of President Donald Trump dealing with classified documents. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland had planned not to release the report about classified documents seized at Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago because charges remain disputed against two of his former co-defendants. But Garland said he would provide the report to the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon blocked that plan, ordering the Justice Department not to provide the report to lawmakers.

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Judge Cannon blocks special prosecutor Jack Smith's office from releasing classified docs report

A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday blocked the office of ex-Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a final report on Smith's classified documents case against President Donald Trump, arguing the release would deny a fair trial to two former Trump co-defendants. “Never before has the Department of Justice, prior to the conclusion of criminal proceedings against a defendant – and absent a litigation-specific reason as appropriate in the case itself – sought to disclose outside the Department a report prepared by a Special Counsel containing substantive and voluminous case information. Until now," wrote South Florida US District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, in her 14-page order.

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Federal judge blocks release of second volume of special counsel report to Judiciary Committee leaders

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of the second volume of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into President Trump. Judge Aileen Cannon had allowed the first volume to be released to a small group within Congress. The first volume relates to Smith's investigation into alleged election interference by Trump, while the second relates to the classified documents investigation. "Release of Volume II to Congress under the proposed conditions—without any enforcement mechanism to prevent public dissemination, and without any valid countervailing reason justifying a break from traditional norms—presents a substantial and unacceptable risk of prejudice to Defendants," Cannon wrote.

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Judge Aileen Cannon says Justice Department can’t share Trump classified documents report with Congress
Judge Aileen Cannon extended the hold she has placed blocking the Justice Department from sharing special counsel Jack Smith’s report with members of Congress. Cannon took some jabs at the prosecutors representing to the position of former Attorney General Merrick Garland, accusing them of misleading her at a court hearing Friday.
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DOJ can’t show lawmakers Trump classified docs report, judge rules
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Judge Rules DOJ Can't Share Jack Smith Docs Report
Judge Aileen Cannon extended the hold she had placed blocking the DOJ from sharing with four lawmakers Smith's report on his probe into President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents. Cannon accused prosecutors representing the position of former Attorney General Merrick Garland of misleading her at a court hearing Friday.
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Federal Judge to rule on release of classified documents report
A federal judge will decide on Friday whether to release a report on the classified documents investigation involving former President Trump.
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Florida judge stops Justice Department from releasing report on Trump classified documents case
A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday stopped the Justice Department from releasing to Congress a potentially damning section of a report by the former special counsel. Florida Judge Aileen M. Cannon said prosecutors should not be allowed to share the Trump classified documents report outside the Justice Dept. Cannon added that the report contained information that had not been made public.
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Judge stops Justice Dept. from releasing report on Trump documents case - The Boston Globe
The Justice Department won't release a section of a report on President Trump's handling of classified documents. A 14-page order from a federal judge says the information could be released to the public. The judge says there is a "reasonable likelihood" that the information will be made public.
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Federal judge slams Jack Smith, blocks release of report on Trump documents case
Federal judge slams Jack Smith, blocks release of report on Trump documents case. Aileen Cannon took Smith to task for seeking to disclose details of his probe into the classified documents case to members of Congress. “Never before has the Department of Justice, prior to the conclusion of criminal proceedings against a defendant — sought to disclose outside the Department a report containing substantive and voluminous case information,” Cannon wrote.
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