Judge Aileen Cannon fulfilled the final terms of her employment—and threw a drive-by elbow at Jack Smith into the bargain.
The so-called documents case refers to Smith's probe into whether Trump left the White House in 2021 with classified documents.
A federal judge slammed special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday and accused his office of seeking to deny two former co-defendants of President Trump a fair trial by releasing a final report on the
Judge Aileen Cannon is blocking top lawmakers from privately viewing a report on the classified documents case
The Florida jurist finds ‘no historical precedent’ for plan to release a special counsel’s dossier while a case is ongoing.
On Monday, the federal judge presiding over the classified documents case in Florida allowed the Justice Department to release part of Smith’s final report. According to court filings, the report is a detailed review of the decisions Smith made in his two indictments against Trump.
"You repeatedly described investigations and prosecutions of Mr. Trump, Trump as a witch hunt, and you have echoed his calls for investigating and prosecuting his political opponents. This flies in the face of evidence," he said.
Smith's report provides new details about election-interference charges against Trump, says he believes election victory saved him from conviction.
Florida Judge Aileen Cannon stated Monday that she would not block the release of Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case.
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.
The first volume of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election case against President Trump was released last week.
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the Washington case alleging crimes related to Jan. 6 and the 2020 election is expected to be released soon, but will not include the Florida documents