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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his dueling criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump . US District Judge Aileen Cannon in an unsigned order barred Attorney General Merrick Garland, Smith, or any Justice Department officials from publishing the comprehensive details about his prosecutions of Trump.
The order will only remain in effect until three days after the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rules whether Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional. Smith unsealed two indictments against the former president two years ago: first, in southern Florida in June 2023, for allegedly hoarding classified documents after leaving office; second, in Washington, DC, in August 2023, for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. Cannon dismissed Smith’s classified documents case before the election last year, ruling that Smith had been improperly appointed by Garland without congressional approval. But two co-defendants — the president-elect’s valet Walt Nauta and an employee at his Palm Beach, Fla., resort, Carlos De Oliveira — remain on the docket.Ohio cop claims sheriff’s agency spread explicit pics of her: lawsuit NYC drivers devise clever ways to conceal license plates as congestion toll takes effect — including James Bond-style 'plate flipper' Their attorneys made an emergency appeal to the federal appeals court to stop Smith from transmitting the report and Garland from releasing it. “It is time for Joe Biden and Merrick Garland to do the right thing and put a final stop to the political weaponization of our Justice system,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said Tuesday. “The American People elected President Trump with a historic and overwhelming mandate, and we look forward to uniting our country in the new Administration as President Trump makes America great again.” Cannon said that her order was meant “o preserve the status quo as this Court awaits resolution by the Eleventh Circuit of the similar Emergency Motion, to prevent irreparable harm arising from the circumstances as described in the current record in this emergency posture, and to permit an orderly and deliberative sequence of events.” She also directed a copy of it to be sent to Smith, Garland, US Attorney for the Southern District ofStephen A. Smith says there's no way Skip Bayless would give up $1.5M for sex: 'He's one of the cheapest people I know'Retiree, 71, heading to church service fights back when group of teen girls attack, try to rob her in NYC subway station: 'Not today'Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court for trying to 'run out the clock' on $148M owed to Georgia election workersJenna Lyons gets caught in a snow shower and more star snaps
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