Judge Cannon, in a Surprise Move, Blocks Jack Smith From Releasing His Final Report on Trump While Appeals Court Ponders Challenge

Judge Cannon previously ruled that the special counsel was unlawfully appointed, a stunning reversal for the prosecutor and Attorney General Garland.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith on June 9, 2023, at Washington. AP/Alex Brandon

Judge Aileen Cannon’s grant of a request by two of President-elect Trump’s employees and co-defendants — Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira — to block the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report on the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case sets up a clash over whether the potentially explosive document will ever see the light of day. 

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