A federal judge has temporarily halted the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into former President Donald Trump. The injunction, issued by Judge Aileen Cannon, will remain in place until the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rules on a separate motion seeking to block the report's release.
The federal judge who oversaw the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump issued an order temporarily blocking the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith ’s report on his investigation. The injunction lasts until three days after the 11th Circuit rules on a pending request to block the release of the report over a separate matter involving Trump co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos DeOliveira. Lawyers for Nauta and De Oliveira filed a motion Monday night asking U.S.
District Judge Aileen Cannon to block the report, citing the judge’s previous ruling that Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional. Cannon said she was acting 'to preserve the status quo' until the higher court rules on the issue. Her ruling holds that Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice, Special Counsel Smith, all of their officers, agents, and employees, and all persons acting in active concert or participation with such individuals, are TEMPORARILY ENJOINED from (a) releasing, sharing, or transmitting the Final Report or any drafts of such Report outside the Department of Justice, or (b) otherwise releasing, distributing, conveying, or sharing with anyone outside the Department of Justice any information or conclusions in the Final Report or in drafts thereof. She said the order will remain in effect for three days after the appeals court resolves the issue 'unless the Eleventh Circuit orders otherwise.
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