Judge Blocks Release of Volume 2 of Jack Smith’s Report

Defendants asked that the report not be made public while their case is ongoing.

Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to speak about an indictment against then-former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Jan. 21 blocked a redacted release of the second volume of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President Donald Trump’s classified documents case to four members of Congress.

Cannon sided with an emergency motion brought forward by Trump’s co-defendants, Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, to prevent the report from being released until all matters concerning the criminal case were concluded, stating the release “presents a substantial and unacceptable risk of prejudice to the defendants.”