Cannon dismissed Smith’s classified documents case before the election last year, ruling that Smith had been improperly appointed by Garland without congressional approval.
She also directed that a copy of it to be sent to Smith, Garland, US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Markenzy Lapointe and the clerk for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his dual criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump.
“It is time for Joe Biden and Merrick Garland to do the right thing and put a final stop to the political weaponization of our Justice system,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said Tuesday.
The order will only remain in effect until three days after the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rules whether Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
US District Judge Aileen Cannon, in an unsigned order, barred Attorney General Merrick Garland, Smith, or any Justice Department officials from publishing the comprehensive details about Smith’s prosecutions of Trump.