US EditionJustice Department says Jack Smith report on Trump investigation ‘belongs in dustbin of history’
The DOJ under Pam Bondi claims Jack Smith’s report on the Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe is an unlawful product and should remain sealed, opposing public release.
- In a filing on Friday, the Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to release or redact Volume II of Jack Smith's report, calling it `the dustbin of history` and privileged.
- Jack Smith and his team produced a two-volume report on investigations into efforts to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, with indictments abandoned after Trump's November 2024 election win.
- Prosecutors in filings argued against release, writing that the United States agrees with the former defendants that Volume II should not be released outside the DOJ, with Manolo Reboso, Assistant United States Attorney, calling Smith's probe unlawful from its inception.
- Because U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon halted release last year, Smith could not discuss the report when testifying Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee, and the injunction is set to lift on February 24.
- Keeping the report sealed would leave key findings out of public view, increasing chances important details remain hidden, while Jack Smith insisted `no one should be above the law` and `So that is what I did`.
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US Says Jack Smith Report On Trump Probe 'Belongs In Dustbin Of History'
A report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents belongs in the "dustbin of history" and should remain sealed, the Justice Department said.
DOJ Asks Judge to Block Release of Report on Trump’s Classified Documents Investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal court on Jan. 23 that it should bar the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents investigation into President Donald Trump. Florida-based federal Judge Aileen Cannon previously issued an injunction blocking the report’s release, but her order expires next month. The DOJ said in a court filing that the report should not be made public because releasing it…
Pam Bondi vows to block Jack Smith's unreleased report forever 'in the dustbin of history'
The Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi intends to leave the second volume of former special counsel Jack Smith's report in "the dustbin of history."On the second day of President Donald Trump's second term, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon ordered that the DOJ could not re...
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Justice Department says Jack Smith report on Trump investigation 'belongs in dustbin of history'
The Justice Department says in a sharply worded court filing that a report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents belongs in the “dustbin of history” and should remain sealed.
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