A federal judge on Tuesday slammed special counsel Jack Smith, accusing him of trying to deny President Trump's former co-defendants a fair trial by releasing their final report in the classified documents case. did.
U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon of South Florida issued a scathing 14-page signed order requiring Smith to disclose details of the classified documents investigation to lawmakers.
“If the Department of Justice seeks to disclose to outside the department a report containing substantive content prepared by the special counsel before the criminal proceedings against the defendant are concluded, and unless the case itself has good case-specific grounds, “I've never done this before. A huge amount of case information. Until now,” Cannon wrote.
“Meanwhile, this case involves two individuals, each of whom has a constitutional right to a fair trial, and who remain subject to criminal appeals pursuant to this court's order dismissing the superseding indictment. ” she said. President Trump's co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira.
