Judge who let Trump skate in classified documents theft case blocks release of special counsel’s report

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

“A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated to the bench by Trump, granted a request from the Republican president to keep under wraps the report detailing Smith’s findings in the probe that resulted in criminal charges in 2023. … Cannon, who in 2024 dismissed the case after concluding that Smith was unlawfully appointed, said the release of the report would present a ‘manifest injustice’ to Trump and his two co-defendants.” (02/23/26)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/23/judge-special-counsel-trump-classified-documents/