Justice Department Challenges Judge's Block on Trump Report Release Amid Smith's Resignation
The DOJ has filed an emergency motion against a judge's injunction blocking the release of Jack Smith's report on Trump as Smith resigns from the Justice Department.
Trump appears to have contradicted the official line that Smith, who oversaw two criminal investigations into the Republican, resigned from the DOJ on Friday.
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Smith’s departure is another marker of the collapse of the criminal cases against Trump, which could end without any legal consequences for the incoming president and led to a backlash that helped fuel his political comeback.
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At issue now is the fate of a two-volume report that Smith and his team had prepared about their twin investigations into Trump's efforts to overturn the results of his 2020 election and his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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The resignation, 10 days before Trump is inaugurated, follows the conclusion of two unsuccessful criminal prosecutions against Trump that were withdrawn following Trump’s White House win in November.
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Smith’s resignation came hours after the department asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order blocking the release of his investigative report focused on Trump’s alleged efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election before he re-takes office on 20 January.
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In an unexpected turn of events, Smith's resignation raises questions about the ongoing legal battles surrounding his investigative report and the potential fallout for Trump in the wake of these unresolved investigations.
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Mr Smith's departure comes amid a dispute over the release of his report into the findings of Trump's classified documents case.
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The news came as the country waits for Smith's report on the election interference case to be released.
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Smith’s resignation was expected to occur before President-elect Donald Trump took the oath of office.
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Trump repeatedly vowed he would fire Smith upon taking office and has said Smith should be "thrown out of the country."
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Though both of Smith’s cases were dismissed after Trump won the 2024 presidential election, whether the reports will be released remains in limbo.
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Smith had previously indicated his intention to leave before Trump took office on Jan. 20.
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Smith’s resignation punctuates the end of his criminal pursuit of Trump over the past two years or so.
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While Mr. Smith maintained that his confidence in the "merits" of his case has never wavered, "circumstances" — the choice of the American people — meant that the special counsel would never have his day in court.
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In the filing, DOJ officials urged Trump-appointed Cannon not to extend her order issued last week that is temporarily blocking the DOJ from releasing Smith's investigation into Trump's interference in the 2020 election results.
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Smith’s resignation has been expected since November 6, mere hours after Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Smith’s resignation comes as no surprise.
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned
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Garland said at the time that appointing Smith was in "the public interest" because Trump had announced his candidacy and Biden was also planning to run for a second term.
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His departure from the department comes during an ongoing battle between defense lawyers aligned with Trump and the department’s officials related to the releasing of one of Smith’s reports.
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Garland has pledged to release to the public all reports completed under his tenure and has so far done so, including after an investigation into President Biden's handling of classified records.
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In the meantime, the Justice Department is battling in court with Trump and his former co-defendants over whether Smith’s report can be made public, with the clock ticking down to the January 20 inauguration.
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Smith had gone after Trump in two separate cases, one accused the President-elect of willfully retaining classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and the other alleged that he has committed conspiracy to defraud the United States among other accusations. However, the J6 and documents case charges were all dropped after Trump won the November election.
BREAKING: Jack Smith resigns from DOJ
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The push to release it before Trump’s inauguration reflects concerns that the Justice Department under the Trump administration, which will include members of his personal legal team in key leadership roles, would be in position to prevent the report from coming to light.
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Summary
The Justice Department has entered an emergency motion contesting a judge's injunction that prohibits the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report regarding Donald Trump, who is preparing for his inauguration. Smith recently resigned after submitting a two-volume report addressing allegations of Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results and mishandling of classified documents. Amid ongoing legal disputes, the DOJ aims to push for the public release of the election interference volume, while the classified documents section remains under judicial scrutiny.
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