Federal appeals court won’t block Garland’s plan to release special counsel report on Trump cases
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President-elect Donald Trump has lost his attempt with a federal appeals court to block the Justice Department’s release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on investigations into him.
President-elect Donald Trump has lost his attempt with a federal appeals court to block the Justice Department’s release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on investigations into him. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, however, left a three-day hold on DOJ’s release of the report, which could allow for more appeals, but it also invited the department to further challenge Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling in order to lift that hold. The appellate ruling is likely to prompt more court activity over the special counsel’s work ahead of Trump taking office for his second term on January 20. Trump is expected to appeal the 11th Circuit’s decision to the Supreme Court. This story is breaking and will be updated.
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