A US judge temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigations into US President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified documents and attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a court order showed on Tuesday.
US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who presided over the now-dismissed case accusing Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents, directed the Justice Department not to release the report until a federal appeals court rules on a request from Trump's two former co-defendants in the case, Reuters reported.
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President-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in his hush money criminal case to prevent his January 10 sentencing from going forward.
ReplyDeleteThe filing with the nation’s highest court came after a New York appellate judge rejected Trump’s argument that his guilty verdict on 34 felony counts should be vacated in light of his victory in the November presidential election, which would have blocked the sentencing.
The filing is a last-ditch effort by Trump to put the case behind him before his inauguration on January 20. The outcome hinges on Trump’s argument that the verdict violates his presidential immunity, even though he hasn’t yet been sworn in.