JUST IN: Release Of Jack Smith’s Report On Trump ‘Election Interference’ Case Allowed, Judge Rules

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday allowed the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President Trump’s ‘election interference’ case.

Judge Aileen Cannon Allows Release Of Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Trump Report https://t.co/uFJFmQBCo8

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“Based on these representations, the Court sees an insufficient basis to grant emergency injunctive relief as to Volume I,” Cannon wrote in a five-page ruling.

Also, Cannon ordered a January 17th hearing on whether to release the Mar-a-Lago case report.

Judge Aileen Cannon says she won’t block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report into Donald Trump’s January 6 actions and efforts to overturn the 2020 election https://t.co/Js8iG6RAWn

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The Hill reports:

The ruling is a victory for the Justice Department, who have been pushing for the release of the report recapping the Jan. 6 investigation in two different courts.

While the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals likewise declined to take up an emergency motion from Trump and his co-defendants, Cannon had previously agreed to temporarily bar release of both volumes of the report, keeping her order in effect for three days after any ruling from the appeals court.

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Garland has said he plans to release the Jan. 6 report to the public, though it will first be transmitted to lawmakers.

Trump’s legal team wrote to Garland last week opposing its release, hinting at the content of the report.

Judge Aileen Cannon clears the way for the Attorney General to publicly release the findings of Jack Smith’s investigation into 2020 election interference

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BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump’s classified documents case, has ruled that the Justice Department can release Volume One of special counsel report Jack Smith’s report covering his election interference case against Trump. https://t.co/6b1ACBX17Q

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Per NBC News:

The Justice Department still has a pending motion before the 11th Circuit asking to release the portion of the report about Jan. 6 immediately, but the court has yet to rule on that motion.

Smith resigned from his position on Friday, and Attorney General Merrick Garland has told Congress he will release the volume of the report that deals with Trump’s 2020 efforts when he is legally allowed to do so. The volume of the report that deals with Trump’s handling of classified documents will not be released because two co-defendants are still facing charges.

The long-awaited report into Trump’s election interference efforts in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to come out just days before Trump takes the oath of office.

Trump was indicted on four federal felony charges in connection with his attempts to overturn his election loss, but the case was stymied by delay tactics and was ultimately dropped after Trump won the 2024 election. Trump has denied all wrongdoing.

As for the portion of the report about classified documents, Cannon said she would hold a hearing on Friday about whether that section of the report can be shared with select members of Congress.

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Read the full ruling HERE.

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