Judge Blocks DOJ From Sharing Report on Trump Documents Case

Jan. 21, 2025, 3:39 PM UTC

A federal judge in Florida ruled that the US Justice Department can’t share with members of Congress a sealed portion of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.

The order by US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday is a legal win for Trump and his former co-defendants, but the fight had likely become moot once Trump was sworn in Monday. The president was already expected to stop the Justice Department from sharing the sealed portion with Congress.

The first volume of the Smith report, which covered the investigation into Trump’s ...

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