Judge blocks release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump documents case
Feb 23, 2026
Aileen Cannon denounces ‘brazen’ special counsel for compiling report after she had dismissed case in 2024A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump permanently barred the justice department on Monday from releasing the former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the president’s mishandling
of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club after his first term.The ruling by US district judge Aileen Cannon marked the latest effort to stop the report from being sent to Congress or otherwise becoming publicly available. Continue reading... ...read more read less