Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday shot down a last-ditch bid by President-elect Donald Trump's attorneys to suppress the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on Trump's efforts to illegally remain in power after he lost the 2020 election.
As reported by legal analyst Adam Klasfeld on BlueSky, Cannon denied an emergency motion filed by attorneys representing Trump codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, who were both implicated in the Mar-a-Lago documents case.
Cannon also set a date of Friday, January 17th for a hearing on whether to authorize the release of Smith's final report on the documents case, which she dismissed last year after finding that Smith was not properly appointed as special counsel.
Unless further legal challenges arise, the United States Department of Justice can release the first volume of Smith's final report as soon as Tuesday, January 14th.
