'Stop the clock': Ex-US atty says Judge Cannon weaponizing 'delay' to kill Jack Smith report

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : On Tuesday, January 7, Judge Aileen Cannon issued a ruling that blocks special counsel Jack Smith from issuing a final report on his federal investigations of Donald Trump. Smith plans to resign as special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) before President-elect Trump's inauguration on January 20, but he hoped to release the report before that.
24% : And Smith's other case against Trump, the election interference case, was dismissed by Judge Tanya Chutkan "without prejudice" at Smith's request -- as DOJ has a longstanding policy against prosecuting a sitting president.
20% : READ MORE: 'Truth must prevail': Garland urged to 'release the damn report' on Jack Smith's Trump probe After Cannon's January 7 ruling, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell brought on two legal analysts: Lisa Rubin and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, both of whom noted that Cannon's decision could have the effect of keeping the report unreleased until Trump is inaugurated -- at which point, Smith will no longer be special counsel.

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