The Justice Department has filed an emergency motion with a federal appeals court to expedite the reversal of a judge's order that had prevented the agency from disclosing any part of special counsel Jack Smith's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump.
This legal maneuver is the latest development in an ongoing court battle over the potential public release of Smith's report before Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20. The urgency to make the report public before Trump assumes office stems from concerns that the incoming Justice Department, which will include members of Trump's personal legal team in key positions, may obstruct the report from being revealed.
