President Donald Trump
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A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Ministry of Justice Reports can be published President-elect TrumpEfforts to overturn 2020 election fail, but judge’s order in place Need to delay for three days for further appeal.
The ruling means Trump can demand Supreme Court Blocking the release of a report written by special counsel Jack Smith.
Trump’s spokesman did not say whether the president-elect would appeal Thursday’s ruling, but attacked Smith in a statement.
Trump took another legal hit Thursday, Supreme Court The vote was 5-4 clearing the way for Friday’s sentencing in his hush-money case in New York.
Trump is Prosecuted in 2023 — again in 2024 — Four counts, including conspiracy to deceive the United States related to overturning the 2020 election, leading to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The case was dismissed after his election due to long-standing Justice Department policy that sitting presidents cannot be indicted.
Trump has promised to pardon numerous January 6 defendants once he takes office again, but he has pleaded not guilty.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a letter to Congress On Wednesday, he plans to publicly release elements of the Smith report related to election interference if U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s order blocking its release is denied. An appeals court on Thursday upheld Cannon’s order seeking a brief delay. before its release.
Garland said he would not release the second volume of the report authored by Smith, which focuses on the case against Trump’s classified documents while the cases against co-defendants Walter Nota and Carlos de Oliveira remain pending.
“It’s time for Joe Biden and Merrick Garland to do the right thing and finally stop the political weaponization of our justice system,” Trump spokesman Steven Chang said in a statement Thursday night.
Trump, a frequent critic of the special counsel, said in an interview before the October election that he would “Fire him in two seconds” after he was re-elected. nbc news report In November, Smith and his team planned to resign before Trump took office on January 20.
