Trump seeks to block 'discredited' report from special counsel Jack Smith: 'Lawless political stunt'

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Trump seeks to block 'discredited' report from special counsel Jack Smith: 'Lawless political stunt'
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Donald Trump ’s lawyers are demanding US Attorney General Merrick Garland block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s “Final Report” — arguing it contains “false and discredited accusations” tied to the president-elect.

Trump border czar Tom Homan floats ‘weekly White House briefings’ to share migrant arrest and deportation numbersForget Biden’s shameful drilling ban — energy will be Trump’s superpower The attorneys also blasted the report as a “lawless political stunt,” citing US District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s previous decision Trump’s lawyers argue that Jack Smith’s “Final Report” contains “false and discredited accusations” tied to the president-elect.

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