Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice has formally requested that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals lift an injunction issued by Judge Aileen Cannon, which temporarily blocks the release of a report by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
The report focuses on investigations involving former President Donald Trump. The primary focus of the investigation – and thus, Smith’s report – is on Trump’s alleged efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. However, another portion of it also deals with the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, which was tossed by Cannon last year.
Garland has indicated plans to release the first volume of the report, which details election-related matters, to Congress and the public. However, Judge Cannon’s order requires a three-day delay following any decision by the 11th Circuit, a provision the DOJ has criticized…
