Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

UTUSN

(76,607 posts)
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:30 PM Wednesday

Aileen CANNON is able to rule anytime before the 60-days, no? - to release Jack SMITH's Vol. 2 - thirty days left [View all]

**********QUOTE*********

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-asks-judge-to-keep-blocking-release-of-final-report-on-classified-docs-probe/ar-AA1RAc0z?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Trump asks judge to keep blocking release of final report on classified docs probe
12-02-2025

.... U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump's indictment on the eve of the 2024 Republican National Convention on the grounds that Smith's appointment as a special counsel was unlawful, had previously granted a last-ditch request from from lawyers for Trump's co-defendants to block the Biden Justice Department from making public the volume of Smith's report that detailed Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents.

Two separate watchdog groups had filed legal challenges requesting that Cannon lift her order, and last month (11-03-2025) an appeals court panel urged Cannon to issue some kind of ruling on the requests after months of silence.

In Tuesday's (12-03-2025) filing, an attorney representing Trump in his private capacity urged Judge Cannon to extend her order delaying the Smith report's release, arguing it would "perpetuate Jack Smith's unlawful criminal investigations and proceedings."

It's not immediately clear when Cannon might issue her ruling on the requests, though the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave her a 60-day deadline on Nov. 3 to issue her response to the requests from American Oversight and Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute. ....

********UNQUOTE******





2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Aileen CANNON is able to ...