Judge Aileen Cannon Blocks Public Release of Jack Smith's Classified Documents Report

Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order blocking the public release of Volume 2 of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents. The ruling kept secret the findings of a multi-year investigation into Mar-a-Lago document storage. Smith had completed the report before the case was dismissed following Trump's election victory. Transparency advocates and press freedom groups argued the public had a right to see the full investigative record.