Cannon temporarily blocks Trump special counsel report's release [View all]

Source: The Hill

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Trump’s two prosecutions, granting a request from his legal team.

The ruling from Cannon comes after Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case asked her to bar the release of both sections of Smith’s report, including that dealing with Trump’s election interference case.

It’s not clear the extent of Cannon’s purview over the case, as a prior ruling from her tossing the case has been appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Cannon said her ruling blocking any transmittance of the report would remain in effect until three days after any appeals court ruling “unless the 11th Circuit rules otherwise.”

The Florida-based federal judge said the ruling would “preserve the status quo” and “prevent irreparable harm.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5071562-trump-legal-team-request-report-blocked/

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