Judge Aileen Cannon this week decided to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s reports on his investigation into Donald Trump, drawing praise from the president-elect's allies and scorn from legal experts who say that the Trump appointee lacks jurisdiction over the matter.
Although Smith dropped the classified documents case against Trump after he won re-election, the case has continued against Trump’s co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira. On Monday, attorneys for those remaining defendants asked Cannon to block the release of Smith’s final report on the matter, arguing that Smith was unconstitutionally appointed.
