Jack Smith’s Grinding Effort To Release His Mar-a-Lago Dossier Against Trump Appears To Be on the Verge of Victory

Judge Cannon threw a wrench in Attorney General Garland’s plan to release the report post haste — but an appeals court has given the government the upper hand.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters on June 9, 2023, at the District of Columbia. AP/Jose Luis Magana

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s grinding effort to allow Attorney General Garland to release his final report on his prosecutions of President-elect Trump has tied the federal judiciary in knots. Mr. Smith appears to be on his way to success — though  an appeal to the Supreme Court could loom.

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