Attorney General Merrick Garland has submitted to Congress a portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump after a court order blocking its release expired at midnight Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The report was sent to Congress following days of legal wrangling over whether it — or part of it — should be disclosed to the public. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday declined a request from Walt Nauta, an aide to Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, to block volume one of Smith’s final report from becoming public.
That portion pertains to Trump’s alleged efforts to subvert the transfer of power after the 2020 election. Volume two delves into allegations the president-elect unlawfully held onto classified documents after the end of his first term in 2021 and obstructed the Justice Department’s investigation.
The section involving the president-elect’s alleged efforts to stay in power after losing to President Biden in 2020 is also expected to be made available to the public.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
