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DOJ releases Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump investigation

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Smith, who resigned Friday, defended the probe in the 174-page report that was made public early Tuesday morning.

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  1. Justice Department says it will release part of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report

    Headline from PBS NewsHour ·

  2. Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel's Trump report for now

    Headline from The Republic ·

  3. Garland tells Congress he’ll provide Trump special counsel report to leaders when courts allow

    Headline from The Hill ·

  4. Special counsel Jack Smith resigns; Justice Department urges court to release Trump report

    Headline from Omaha World-Herald ·

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    DOJ releases Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump investigation

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  1. CNN

    Trump’s attorneys have reviewed draft of Smith’s final special counsel report and want it blocked from public release (opens CNN)

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    Lawyers for Donald Trump have reviewed a draft of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report related to federal investigations into the president-elect and are threatening legal action if he releases it, according to a letter included in court filings from Trump’s former co-defendants Monday night.

  2. Washington Times

    Trump lawyers seek to block release of Jack Smith’s final reports (opens Washington Times)

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    President-elect Donald Trump and two of his former co-defendants are seeking to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final reports on the Washington, D.C., election interference case and the Florida classified documents case.

  3. NBC News

    Trump seeks to block 'imminent' release of special counsel Jack Smith's report (opens NBC News)

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    Trump’s lawyers said they reviewed a two-volume draft copy of Smith’s report at the special counsel’s office in Washington, D.C. over the weekend.

  4. Fox News

    AG Merrick Garland intends to release Special Counsel Jack Smith report on Trump election case (opens Fox News)

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    U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election interference case, but not the classified documents case.

  5. The Republic

    Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel's Trump report for now (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now the rest of the report focused on the president-elect’s hoarding …

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Justice Department says it will release part of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The revelation was made in a filing Wednesday to a federal appeals court that was considering a defense request to block the release of the two-volume report while charges remain pending against two Trump co-defendants in a Florida case.

  7. Washington Times

    Justice Department plans to release special counsel report on Trump election interference case (opens Washington Times)

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    The Justice Department said in a filing Wednesday that it will release the final report from special counsel Jack Smith on Donald Trump's purported interference in the 2020 election, but will hold off on the Florida classified documents case report.

  8. NBC News

    AG Merrick Garland intends to release special counsel report on Trump's Jan. 6 case, DOJ says (opens NBC News)

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    Special Counsel Jack Smith has turned over to Attorney General Merrick Garland the completed final report on his two investigations that resulted in felony criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump, part of which Garland intends to make public, the Justice Department said in a filing Wed…

  9. New York Post

    DOJ says it plans to release only part of special counsel Jack Smith’s Trump report for now (opens New York Post)

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    Prosecutors revealed their plans in a filing with the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in response to a motion by two Trump co-defendants to block the release of Smith's final report.

  10. The Hill

    Garland tells Congress he’ll provide Trump special counsel report to leaders when courts allow (opens The Hill)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release Jack Smith's report on President-elect Trump's election interference case after co-defendants' case concludes.

  11. CNN

    Garland tells Congress he plans to make Jack Smith report on Trump cases available once courts allow (opens CNN)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress he plans to make special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the cases against Donald Trump available to committee leaders and, ultimately, the public, once courts allow, marking the formal end of Smith’s office.

  12. NBC News

    Appeals court allows special counsel's report about Trump's election interference case to be released to the public (opens NBC News)

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    A federal appeals court ruled that the Justice Department can release a report on Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, but kept in place a judge's order requiring a three-day delay to allow for further appeals.

  13. Salon

    Appeals court allows release of Jack Smith's Trump Jan. 6 report (opens Salon)

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    The ruling allows Jack Smith's report on Trump's actions on Jan. 6 to see the light of day.

  14. Forbes

    Appeals Court Allows Release Of Jack Smith’s Trump Report (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The DOJ has already said it only wants to release half of Smith’s final report.

  15. Omaha World-Herald

    Special counsel Jack Smith resigns; Justice Department urges court to release Trump report (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    The department hopes to release one part of its two-volume report focused on Trump

  16. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Judge to allow release of Jack Smith's report on Trump election interference case (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The section of Jack Smith's report that deals with Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6 and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss could be released as soon...

  17. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election case (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A federal judge says the Justice Department can release special counsel Jack Smith

  18. Fox News

    Federal judge clears way for release of special counsel report on Trump election case (opens Fox News)

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    Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into President-elect Trump for election interference is cleared to be released to the public.

  19. KYMA Yuma

    Federal judges approves release of Jack Smith's report on Trump (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    That paves the way for the Justice Department to release the report as early as midnight, if no other court intervenes.

  20. Forbes

    Will Jack Smith’s Final Trump Report Be Released This Week?Here’s What We Know About It. (opens Forbes)

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    At least half of the final report could be made public as soon as Tuesday—unless Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon blocks it.

  21. WTOP Washington DC

    Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s 2020 election interference case (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump's 2020 election interference case.

  22. Green Field Reporter

    Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election case - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department can publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case, a federal judge said Monday — the latest ruling in a court dispute over the highly anticipated document days before Trump…

  23. New York Post

    Federal judge clears way for release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump election interference case (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department may release a report by former special counsel Jack Smith detailing his election...

  24. The Columbian

    Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith’s report on Trump’s Jan. 6 case (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Monday that the Justice Department can release special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case.

  25. The Guardian

    Special counsel report into Trump effort to overturn 2020 election to be released (opens The Guardian)

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    The judge who handled Trump’s classified documents case allows the first part of Jack Smith’s report to be public

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