Trump calls on judge to block his own DOJ from releasing Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report [View all]
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 21 January 2026 11:56 EST
Donald Trump is demanding a federal judge block his Department of Justice from releasing Jack Smith’s report on the president’s alleged hoarding of government documents and classified materials at his Mar-a-Lago residence.
The president filed a motion Tuesday arguing that the release of the former special counsel’s "inherently biased” report would "irreparably harm” the president and his former co-defendants.
Florida District Judge Aileen Cannon — the Trump-appointed judge who dismissed the case against the president in 2024 — had previously blocked the Justice Department from sharing a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago report with members of Congress, ensuring that Smith’s final report wouldn’t see the light of day during his first months back in office.
The judge will now decide whether that report can ever be released.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jack-smith-mar-a-lago-report-b2904886.html
Link to FILING (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.772.0.pdf
REFERENCE (earlier filing, with previous references) - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143601539
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