Trump dealt another blow in effort to block Jack Smith's report
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith looks on as he makes a statement to reporters after a grand jury returned an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump in the special counsel's investigation of efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, at Smith's offices in Washington, U.S. August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo

As the Supreme Court blocked President-elect Donald Trump's effort to delay his sentencing in his New York hush-money case, he and two MAGA allies were dealt another blow, as an appeals court rejected their request to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied an emergency motion from Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira to block Smith's report.

Nauta and De Oliveira are co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.

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The court left in place Judge Aileen Cannon's order enjoining the release of the report, which would remain in effect for three more days, reported Anna Bower, a senior editor at Lawfare Media. In other words, Attorney General Merrick Garland cannot release the much-anticipated reported until at least Sunday.

The news was cheered by former Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh, who wrote on X: "Good. Judge Cannon had no business blocking the report’s release. Now come on Merrick Garland - release the damn final report. Let the American people see everything Trump did to try to hang on to power."