Special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his election subversion and January 6, 2021, investigation of Donald Trump can be made public, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, while leaving in place a lower judge’s three-day hold that could give Trump time to ask the Supreme Court to intervene.
The part of the report about the classified documents case is being withheld pending litigation in federal courts in Florida.
Donald Trump's former co-defendants in his classified documents want to keep the attorney general from releasing the report on the probe to members of Congress.
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release the January 6-related volume of its final report of special counsel Jack Smith before Donald Trump takes office.
Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release Jack Smith's report on Trump's alleged election interference, but the timing remains uncertain.
Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release a report on the election-interference investigation into Donald Trump 'when permitted' by the courts.
Special counsel Jack Smith has been working on a final report to be completed before Trump's inauguration, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.
Trump's attorneys asked Garland to withhold special counsel Jack Smith's final report from the public, arguing its release would be "imprudent and unlawful."
The FBI must remain independent, above the partisan fray and “committed to upholding the rule of law,” outgoing Director Christopher Wray said in a farewell address just days
Lawyers for TikTok argued that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department contended that the app is a national security risk.
The race against the clock is on, with 10 days until inauguration and Trump’s takeover of DOJ, when the prosecutions and the reports are likely to be buried.