Jack Smith Report on Trump Could Be 'Destroyed' After 'Erroneous' Cannon Decision: Court Filing

Trump-appointed judge under fire for hiding Jack Smith report

Before concluding his work as special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Jack Smith submitted a two-volume report on his federal prosecutions of Donald Trump — the first volume on his election interference case (which was assigned to Judge Tanya Chutkan), the second volume on his Mar-a-Lago documents case (which was assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee). Volume 1 was released in January 2025, although Chutkan dismiss…

Jack Smith report on Trump could be 'destroyed' after 'erroneous' Cannon decision: Court filing

American Oversight and the Knight First Amendment Institute asked the 11th Circuit to order Judge Cannon to post a redacted copy of Volume II of Smith's report.

Trump-appointed judge accused of 'burying the truth' about explosive Jack Smith report

A new lawsuit filed by a watchdog group accuses federal judge Aileen Cannon of Florida of "burying the truth" about former special counsel Jack Smith's final report of his investigation into President Donald Trump. The lawsuit, filed by watchdog group American Oversight, asks the Eleventh Circuit Co...

American Oversight Appeals Order That Could Clear Way for Trump to Destroy Jack Smith Report

Monday, American Oversight filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to overturn U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s order preventing us from participating in the criminal proceedings to seek the release of Volume II of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report on the investigation into President Trump’s handling of classified documents. Additionally, following separate motions filed last month by Trump and his c…