Source: United Press International
“U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday temporarily blocked the release of a report of the investigation into President-elect Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith. It prevents the U.S. Justice Department and Smith from releasing the long-awaited report for three days while the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reviews an emergency motion to block its release over a separate legal case that involves Trump’s co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira. In an emergency motion filed Monday night, lawyers for Nauta and De Oliveira asked Cannon, 44, to stop Smith from issuing the so-called Final Report on the grounds that it will irreparably harm their clients. … Meanwhile, Trump lawyers say they reviewed a draft of Smith’s final report on the federal investigations and asked Cannon to act despite the fact Trump is no longer a defendant, himself, in the case.” (01/07/25)