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Federal Appeals Court Denies Trump's Motion to Block Special Counsel Report Release

The 11th Circuit rejects Trump's bid to prevent release of the Smith report, while upholding a temporary injunction limiting its publication.

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  1. Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump

    A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the president-elect’s alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.

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  2. Appeals court allows release of Jack Smith's Trump Jan. 6 report

    The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the release of the DOJ report written by Smith which lays out Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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  3. Trump special counsel report in limbo despite appeals court ruling

    The injunction was the latest in a series of rulings in Trump’s favor, and raised additional questions about whether she even had the jurisdiction to issue such an order given when a case is dismissed and it goes to an appellate court, the lower court loses legal power over it.

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  4. Appeals court says Jack Smith's final report can be released

    The DOJ subsequently told the circuit court that, while litigation was still pending against Trump co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, it didn’t intend to release the volume of the report related to the classified documents case, but that it did intend to release the volume related to the federal election interference case, where Trump was the only person charged.

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  5. Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to block release of Smith Jan. 6 report

    The decision by Garland to withhold the Mar-a-Lago report all but assures the public will never see Smith’s report reviewing Trump’s mishandling of classified records at his Florida estate.

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  6. Appeals court won't block partial release of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report

    The report, they claimed, is "nothing less than another attempted political hit job which sole purpose is to disrupt the Presidential transition and undermine President Trump's exercise of executive power."

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Updated: Jan 10th, 2025, 2:47 AM ET

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A federal appeals court has denied former President Trump's request to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on allegations regarding the 2020 election. However, the court has maintained a temporary injunction preventing its immediate publication, which will remain in effect for at least three days. Attorney General Merrick Garland has indicated plans to release parts of the report, focusing on Trump's actions during the election, while keeping sensitive information related to the classified documents case confidential amid ongoing legal battles.


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