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Judge blocks release of special counsel report on Trump's criminal cases

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The injunction lasts until three days after the 11th Circuit rules on a pending request to block the release of the report over a separate matter involving...

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Judge blocks release of special counsel report on Trump's criminal cases (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The injunction lasts until three days after the 11th Circuit rules on a pending request to block the release of the report over a separate matter involving...

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, is the latest instance of her taking actions in his favor.

  3. New York Post

    Trump lawyers look to block ‘discredited’ report from special counsel Jack Smith: ‘Lawless political stunt’ (opens New York Post)

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    Donald Trump’s lawyers are demanding US Attorney General Merrick Garland block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s "Final Report."

  4. The Guardian

    Judge allows Trump to temporarily block release of special counsel report (opens The Guardian)

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    Judge Aileen Cannon issued a temporary injunction until an appeals court rules on Trump’s arguments

  5. Truthout

    Judge Aileen Cannon Temporarily Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump (opens Truthout)

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    Trump’s lawyers have demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland withhold Smith’s report entirely.

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump special prosecutor temporarily blocked from releasing report on probe (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, a court order showed on Tuesday.

  7. NPR

    Florida judge blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases (opens NPR)

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    Florida federal judge Aileen Cannon ordered the Justice Department not to share Jack Smith's final report until a federal appeals court resolves the legal fight.

  8. New York Times

    Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Documents Investigation (opens New York Times)

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    Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who dismissed the documents case in its entirety this summer, on Tuesday temporarily barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing the results of his investigation to the public.

  9. ABC 13 Houston

    Judge in Trump's classified docs case blocks release of special counsel's report (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the case.

  10. Fox News

    Federal judge blocks Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing final report (opens Fox News)

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    Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing his report relating to his now-suspended investigations into President-elect Trump.

  11. Newsweek

    Judge Cannon temporarily blocks release of Jack Smith report on Trump cases (opens Newsweek)

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    U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has temporarily blocked the public release of the special counsel's report on investigations into the president-elect.

  12. KVIA El Paso

    Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.

  13. WMUR

    Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report (opens WMUR)

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    Federal District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.

  14. Deadline

    Judge Blocks Release Of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Final Report On Donald Trump Investigations (opens Deadline)

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    The Florida judge who oversaw one of the criminal cases against Donald Trump has blocked the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report.

  15. Al Jazeera

    US judge temporarily blocks release of Trump investigations report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Trump has denounced the investigations against him as politically motivated and the special counsel report as ‘fake’.

  16. Washington Examiner

    Judge Aileen Cannon blocks DOJ from releasing Jack Smith special counsel report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Cannon temporarily blocked the DOJ from releasing special counsel Jack Smith's final report to the public in an order on Tuesday.

  17. New York Post

    Federal judge temporarily blocks release of Jack Smith report on Trump criminal cases (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his dueling criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump.

  18. RedState

  19. Blaze Media

    Judge stalls release of Jack Smith's report on federal cases against Trump (opens Blaze Media)

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    Cannon grants the defense's request to temporarily halt the report.

  20. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Jack Smith temporarily blocked from releasing report on probe | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> A U.S. judge temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, a court order showed today.

  21. Fox News

    Former Trump co-defendants want judge to block Special Counsel Jack Smith report (opens Fox News)

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    Trump's former co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira asked a judge to stop Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing the Jack Smith report.

  22. Omaha World-Herald

    Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases amid simmering court fight (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith

  23. MyNorthwest

    Judge blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases (opens MyNorthwest)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into Donald Trump.

  24. NBC News

    Trump tries to block Jack Smith report and inmates reject Biden commutation: Morning Rundown (opens NBC News)

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    Trump tries to block the public from seeing special counsel Jack Smith’s final report.

  25. Talking Points Memo

    Aileen Cannon Purports To Block Public Release Of Jack Smith Report (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    On dubious authority, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order Tuesday purporting to block the public release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s closing report to Attorney General Merrick Garland.

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