US EditionGroups Press for Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report on Trump’s Classified Documents Case
Watchdog groups seek court order to compel release of special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents report on Trump, withheld nearly a year after charges were dismissed.
- On September 30, 2025, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and American Oversight filed appeals filings pressing the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to compel U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to rule.
- U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon blocked the Justice Department in January from handing the volume to Congress after defense lawyers argued it would be prejudicial, and the gag order has kept the report sealed despite charges dismissed last year.
- Filing a FOIA request on January 26, 2025, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University sought the report from DOJ and moved to intervene on February 24, 2025, arguing a redacted copy should be public while Volume I was released in January.
- The district court took no action on the access motion, prompting American Oversight to file a mandamus petition with the Eleventh Circuit to vacate Cannon's gag order and enable FOIA release.
- Advocates argue the public has an extraordinary interest in Special Counsel Jack Smith's report, which could clarify whether FBI Director Kash Patel misled the public about document declassification.
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'Undermining the rule of law': Watchdog targets Cannon gag order on Jack Smith’s Trump report
After United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump, ruling that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional, watchdog groups are petitioning Cannon to drop her gag order and allow all documents to be released, reports Salon.Nearly a year since President Biden's Justice Department appealed Cannon's original ruling — an …
American Oversight Petitions Court to Vacate Judge Cannon’s Gag Order Blocking Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump - American Oversight
Tuesday, as the Trump administration continues to pursue its perceived political enemies over their alleged mishandling of classified documents, American Oversight asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to vacate Judge Aileen Cannon’s gag order that has indefinitely barred the Department of Justice from releasing Volume II of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President Trump’s own mishandling of classified documents. Judge…
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Groups press for release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents case
A First Amendment group and watchdog organization is pressing a federal appeals court to compel the release of a Justice Department special counsel’s report on the criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
United States v. Trump
On February 24, 2025, the Knight Institute filed a motion to intervene asking Judge Aileen Cannon, who presided over the now-abandoned prosecution of President Trump under the Espionage Act, to release Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report about Trump’s mishandling of classified information at Mar-a-Lago. The public has an extraordinary interest in the report, which concerns allegations of grave criminal conduct by the nation’s highest-ranking offi
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