Judge Blocks Release Of Report By Jack Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated by Trump, granted a request from the Republican president to keep under wraps the report detailing Smith’s findings that resulted in criminal charges in 2023. Cannon dismissed the case in 2024 after concluding that Smith was unlawfully appointed. American Oversight, a nonprofit watchdog that has been pushing for the report’s release, says it “will continue using every tool available to force this information into the open.” Trump attorney Kendra Wharton praised Cannon’s ruling and said Smith’s report “should never see the light of day.”