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BumRushDaShow

(165,755 posts) Mon Dec 15, 2025, 11:56 AM Dec 15

Mar-a-Lago judge issues weekend order allowing Trump to oppose release of Jack Smith's report

Source: Law & Crime

Dec 15th, 2025, 10:16 am

After ignoring, for months on end, the reminders from groups interested in shedding sunlight on ex-special counsel Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report, the judge who tossed out the prosecution is letting President Donald Trump register his opposition, as he requested roughly two weeks ago.

The brief Sunday order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who remains on an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals deadline to rule on two groups' attempts to intervene for the purposes of lifting an injunction blocking the release of Volume II of Smith's report, stated only that Trump's motion to participate as a friend of the court or amicus curiae was granted. "No additional filings are permitted by this Order," Cannon added.

The order comes not long, relatively speaking, after Trump on Dec. 2 sought to back the efforts of his former classified documents case co-defendants, valet Waltine Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira, keeping Volume II of Smith's report hidden.

That day, Trump requested "leave to participate in the proceedings as amicus curiae for the limited purpose of reaffirming and incorporating by reference his prior legal arguments to the Court, as well as those made by co-defendants Nauta and De Oliveira, that Volume II of Jack Smith's Final Report should not be made public."

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/cannon-issues-weekend-order-allowing-trump-to-participate-in-opposition-to-release-of-jack-smiths-mar-a-lago-report/

Full headline: Mar-a-Lago judge issues weekend order allowing Trump to oppose release of Jack Smith's report — after ignoring his challengers for months on end

Link to paperless ORDER - https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490070/united-states-v-trump/?page=5#entry-759

REFERENCES

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143558517
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143575948

She needs to be removed and disbarred.

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Mar-a-Lago judge issues weekend order allowing Trump to oppose release of Jack Smith's report (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 15 OP

The only thing worse than the asshole are the people who enable him. Initech Dec 15 #1

Against Trump the asshole delays for many months. For Trump she swoops in like a bat out of hell. GreenWave Dec 15 #2

How is this decision going to help her when she has a 1/3/26 deadline about this under the 11th Circuit order and the in2herbs Dec 15 #3

THIS judge, i consider is an ACCOMPLICE law breaker! bluestarone Dec 15 #4

Agreed and if the case had proceeded at the moniss Dec 15 #5

YES! 100% yes! bluestarone Dec 15 #6

Didn't Jack Smith say he was prepared to show WHY trump stole classified info? Americanme Dec 15 #7

Just keep dragging this thing out. Old Crank Dec 15 #8

In light of the fact that Cannon has an order pending against her by the 11th Circuit I am trying to figure out in2herbs Dec 15 #9

"I am anxiously waiting to see what Jack Smith does about this." BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #10

Could Jack Smith release the report to some Congress persons who could publish it. mackdaddy Dec 15 #11

That report is federal government property BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #12

Initech

(107,433 posts)

1. The only thing worse than the asshole are the people who enable him.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 11:56 AM

Dec 15

GreenWave

(12,333 posts)

2. Against Trump the asshole delays for many months. For Trump she swoops in like a bat out of hell.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:05 PM

Dec 15

And lest we forget, she bequeathed him a wonderful pro-Trump anti democracy decision on the night of his GOP nomination

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/florida-judge-dismisses-trump-classified-documents-case-rcna161878

Psst, Aileen, How's that Supreme Court Nomination coming along? Got the bribe money all bundled up nicely?

in2herbs

(4,238 posts)

3. How is this decision going to help her when she has a 1/3/26 deadline about this under the 11th Circuit order and the

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 01:50 PM

Dec 15

11th Circuit has shown her no favorability??

bluestarone

(21,180 posts)

4. THIS judge, i consider is an ACCOMPLICE law breaker!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 01:55 PM

Dec 15

She needs to be REMOVED!! I'm adding that i feel she is the number one reason TSF is where he's at today! Her decision is the number ONE reason TSF is out of prison today! Plus, Smith KNOWS this!!

moniss

(8,709 posts)

5. Agreed and if the case had proceeded at the

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 02:22 PM

Dec 15

proper speed that any other citizen would have seen there would have been a conviction for not only Crumb The 1st but others as well. We might even have gotten to some of the who, what and for how much of where some of the documents went.

bluestarone

(21,180 posts)

6. YES! 100% yes!

Reply to moniss (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 02:32 PM

Dec 15

THIS one was TSF's number one game changer trial! SAVED his ASS for sure. Wonder if Jack Smith is wondering if TSF should have been charged in Washington? (i mean i wonder if Jack ever second guessed that part) I'm 100% sure Jack did the right thing, but Cannon was the MONSTER number two! We Will never know i guess!

Americanme

(375 posts)

7. Didn't Jack Smith say he was prepared to show WHY trump stole classified info?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 02:54 PM

Dec 15

That is why his report should be public, we deserve to know. I want to know if he sold, or traded, our secrets to Saudi Arabia, or Russia.

Old Crank

(6,668 posts)

8. Just keep dragging this thing out.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 03:21 PM

Dec 15

Keep every crime underwraps

in2herbs

(4,238 posts)

9. In light of the fact that Cannon has an order pending against her by the 11th Circuit I am trying to figure out

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:20 PM

Dec 15

how she has the judicial authority to enter this order.

I am anxiously waiting to see what Jack Smith does about this.

BumRushDaShow

(165,755 posts)

10. "I am anxiously waiting to see what Jack Smith does about this."

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:54 PM

Dec 15

Since he is no longer in the federal government, there isn't much that he can do.

This has become a First Amendment case now, brought by multiple orgs - Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and American Oversight - who have sued for the release, along with an earlier NYT suit - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143473665

mackdaddy

(1,943 posts)

11. Could Jack Smith release the report to some Congress persons who could publish it.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 07:02 PM

Dec 15

I was thinking of the Pentagon papers back many years ago.

I suppose if Dems ever get control of one of the chambers of congress they could subpoena the report as part of their oversight duties.

I know Smith is suppose to be in a closed hearing. What could he talk about publicly after that?

BumRushDaShow

(165,755 posts)

12. That report is federal government property

Reply to mackdaddy (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 07:26 PM

Dec 15

(like all those classified docs that 45 stole that Vol. II is about)

So Smith wouldn't have it. DOJ and the courts have it.

I think the 11th Circuit is going to have to put their foot down on her (they have done it before with her idiotic "Special Master" delay-a-thon trick that the 11th Circuit ended to get them moving again back when she was first assigned the case).

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