Judge Blocks DOJ From Sharing Report on Trump Documents Case
- Order bars release of sealed report to members of Congress
- Trump had pledged to keep report secret after taking office
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A federal judge in Florida ruled that the US Justice Department can’t share with members of Congress a sealed portion of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.
The order by US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday is a legal win for Trump and his former co-defendants, but the fight had likely become moot once Trump was sworn in Monday. The president was already expected to stop the Justice Department from sharing the sealed portion with Congress.