Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Trump, according to a court filing.
The Justice Department on Wednesday told the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Garland should release to Congress Volume 1 of Smith's report, which deals with Trump's alleged attempt to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. He said he plans to do so.
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
However, Garland will not publish the second volume, which deals with the classified documents case against Trump, because the two defendants in the case are still undergoing criminal proceedings.
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