President-elect Donald Trump had tried to prevent the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report before taking office next week.

On Monday, the federal judge presiding over the classified documents case in Florida allowed the Justice Department to release part of Smith’s final report. According to court filings, the report is a detailed review of the decisions Smith made in his two indictments against Trump.

The letter, obtained by The Hill, refers to a cache of opinions crafted by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which houses the department’s own legal ... may deploy the military within the United States, as well as what servicemembers may do when so ...

After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came in: trying to defend it against political attacks.

Smith's report provides new details about election-interference charges against Trump, says he believes election victory saved him from conviction.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has publicly released special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into Donald Trump and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing the president-elect’s “criminal efforts to retain power” and projecting confidence in the investigation.

8 (UPI) --The Justice Department said Wednesday in a court filing that Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release Special Counsel Jack ... The United States has sanctioned the leader ...

Mr Smith had accused Trump of conspiracy to defraud the United States ... special counsel finalised his confidential report to US Attorney-General Merrick Garland, and the Justice Department ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to restore public faith in the Justice Department but became a punching bag for partisans across the political spectrum.

The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office on Jan. 20, focuses fresh attention on his frantic but failed effort to cling to power in 2020.

The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on Donald Trump.

The filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith to the 11th United States Appeals Circuit of an emergency motion for summary reversal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s order blocking the release of his final report is an aggressive finale to years of frustrated prosecutions.