Judge Cannon, in a Surprise Move, Blocks Jack Smith From Releasing His Final Report on Trump While Appeals Court Ponders Challenge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Trump appeared to learn of Judge Cannon's order from a reporter, Brian Glenn, during a Tuesday morning news conference at Mar-a-Lago.
40% : Mr. Smith was named as special prosecutor on November 18, 2023, two days after Trump declared his intention to retake the White House.
39% : The report explains his prosecution decisions in respect of Trump and two others.
35% : The president is allegedly irate at the attorney general for waiting years to appoint Mr. Smith to investigate -- and charge -- his predecessor, perhaps forfeiting the chance to win a federal conviction of Trump before the election.
34% : Mr. Smith appealed that ruling to the 11th Circuit, but was forced to retreat after Trump won the election.
34% : In his motion to dismiss the charges against Trump relating to election interference, he wrote Judge Tanya Chutkan that his convictions as to the "merit" of his case had not wavered.
32% : He did not, however, cease the prosecution of Messrs. Nauta and De Oliveira, who refused to testify against Trump and pleaded "not guilty" to charges of conspiracy and obstruction.
32% : Trump, who will take the oath of office on January 20, reckons that the "release of any confidential report prepared by this out-of-control private citizen unconstitutionally posing as a prosecutor would be nothing more than a lawless political stunt."
29% : "In that motion for dismissal -- which Judge Chutkan granted -- Mr. Smith explained that the decision to give up the pursuit of Trump wasn't his to make.

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