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Trump Seeks to Block Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Findings

HeadlineJan 07, 2025

Lawyers for President-elect Trump have asked a federal court to block the public release of reports by special counsel Jack Smith into the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case and Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Trump’s lawyers filed the request with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge in Florida who previously ruled Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional.

Here in New York, Judge Juan Merchan has denied Trump’s request to postpone his sentencing Friday. Trump was convicted on 34 felony charges of attempting to unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election by falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

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