Federal Judge Clears Way for Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Election Interference Case
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department may release a report by former special counsel Jack Smith detailing his election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.
South Florida US District Judge Aileen Cannon in a signed order denied a request by two of Trump’s former co-defendants seeking to block the report, clearing the way for its release as soon as midnight.
The co-defendants, presidential valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos De Oliveira, are accused of conspiring with the former president to conceal sensitive national security files at the Palm Beach, Fla, resort.
Cannon also ruled that a hearing should be held Jan. 17 to determine whether the portion of the report covering that case will see the light of day, given its “contested factual and legal issues.”
The 2020 election case, however, has no bearing on the indictment against Nauta and De Oliveira, she noted. (Read more from “Federal Judge Clears Way for Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Election Interference Case” HERE)
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