WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge's order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump.
over whether any portion of Smith's report can be made public before Trump takes office Jan. 20. The push to release it before Trump’s inauguration reflects concerns that the Justice Department under the Trump administration, which will include members of his personal legal team inThe department is hoping to release in the coming days one part of its two-volume report focused on Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
after Trump's election win. Smith cited Justice Department policy that bars the federal prosecution of a sitting president. The Justice Department responded late Friday by asking the appeals court to immediately lift Cannon's injunction altogether. The filing noted that in addition to temporarily blocking the release of the election interference report, Cannon's action also prevents officials from sharing the classified documents report privately with the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees.
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