A federal judge has temporarily halted the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into President-elect Trump's alleged election interference and handling of classified documents. The order was granted in response to an emergency motion filed by Trump co-defendants Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing his report relating to his now-suspended investigations into President-elect Trump ’s alleged 2020 election interference and alleged improper retention of classified records. Trump co-defendants Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira filed an emergency motion to block the reported imminent release of Smith’s final report. U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida Aileen Cannon ruled in favor of Nauta and De Oliveira to 'prevent irreparable harm.' Cannon said Smith is 'temporarily enjoined' from 'releasing, sharing, or transmitting the Final Report or any drafts of such Report outside the Department of Justice.' The order remains in effect until three days after a resolution is announced from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. It is customary for a special counsel to release a final report when his or her work is done, detailing the findings of their investigation and explaining any prosecution or declination decisions they reached as a result of the probe. In Smith's case, the prosecution decision is immaterial, given Trump's status as president-elect and longstanding Justice Department policy against bringing criminal charges against a sitting president. The report would first go to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office for review, according to standard practice. Nauta and De Oliveira pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging they conspired to obstruct the FBI investigation into classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Smith was tapped by Garland in 2022 to investigate both the alleged effort by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, as well as Trump's keeping of allegedly classified documents at his Florida residence
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