Judge temporarily blocks release of Special Counsel report on Donald Trump cases amid simmering court fight

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon may represent a short-lived victory for Trump but it's nonetheless the latest instance of the Trump-appointed jurist taking action in the Republican's favor.
38% : Using language that mimicked Trump's own attacks on Smith and his work, Blanche told Garland 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, designed to politically harm President Trump and justify the huge sums of taxpayer money Smith unconstitutionally spent on his failed and dismissed cases.
36% : Lawyers for Trump, including Todd Blanche, who was picked by Trump to serve as his Deputy Attorney General, urged Merrick Garland in a letter made public late Monday to block the release of the report and to remove Smith from his position "promptly" -- or else defer the release of the report to the incoming attorney general.
29% : Monique Worrell is sworn in as Democrats fear Gov. DeSantis will meddle again A federal Judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge to the disclosure of a much-anticipated document just days before the President-elect reclaims office.
13% : Trump responded to Cannon's order by complaining anew about Smith's investigation and saying, "It was a fake case against a political opponent.

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