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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago judge just made sure Jack Smith’s final report won’t see the light of day

Top members of Congress won’t be able to privately review Jack Smith’s final report on Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents, virtually guaranteeing that the full results of his investigation will never be released while Trump is president.

Tuesday’s order from Florida District Judge Aileen Cannon — the Trump-appointed judge who dismissed the case against the president last year — blocked the Department of Justice from sharing a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago report to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate judiciary committees.

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