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Showing Original Post only (View all)NEW: House Dems tell AG Garland to do whatever it takes to release Jack Smith's final report on Trump's classified docs [View all]
Kyle Cheney
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NEW: House Dems tell AG Garland to do whatever it takes to release Jack Smiths final report on Trumps classified docs case even if it means dropping the charges against his codefendants.
w/ Hailey Fuchs
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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NEW: House Dems tell AG Garland to do whatever it takes to release Jack Smiths final report on Trumps classified docs case even if it means dropping the charges against his codefendants.
w/ Hailey Fuchs
www.politico.com/live-updates...
https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lfuei4uy222h
House Judiciary Committee Democrats want Merrick Garland to release a report detailing Donald Trump's mishandling of classified documents.
House Judiciary Committee Democrats are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his final days in office, to release special counsel Jack Smiths report on Donald Trumps alleged mishandling and concealment of classified documents even if it means dropping criminal charges against his alleged accomplices.
It is essential that the American people and Congress understand how Mr. Trump mishandled our nations most sensitive classified information, especially because he will be sworn in as Commander-in-Chief and take leadership of our national security apparatus in just five days, the Committee Democrats, led by write ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), wrote in a letter obtained by POLITICO.
The Democrats call came just days after Garland signaled he intended to maintain the secrecy of Smiths report on the President-elects classified documents case, in part to protect the integrity of the ongoing criminal case against Trumps former co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos DeOliveira.
Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon tossed the case out in July, ruling that Smith was illegally appointed. The Justice Department was seeking to reinstate the charges when Donald Trump won the November election, forcing Smith to dismiss the case against Trump while he worked to reinstate the charges against Nauta and DeOliveira. Trumps Justice Department is slated to inherit the case next week, and allies expect it to be quickly shelved.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/16/congress/garland-trump-jack-smith-report-00198586
House Judiciary Committee Democrats are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his final days in office, to release special counsel Jack Smiths report on Donald Trumps alleged mishandling and concealment of classified documents even if it means dropping criminal charges against his alleged accomplices.
It is essential that the American people and Congress understand how Mr. Trump mishandled our nations most sensitive classified information, especially because he will be sworn in as Commander-in-Chief and take leadership of our national security apparatus in just five days, the Committee Democrats, led by write ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), wrote in a letter obtained by POLITICO.
The Democrats call came just days after Garland signaled he intended to maintain the secrecy of Smiths report on the President-elects classified documents case, in part to protect the integrity of the ongoing criminal case against Trumps former co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos DeOliveira.
Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon tossed the case out in July, ruling that Smith was illegally appointed. The Justice Department was seeking to reinstate the charges when Donald Trump won the November election, forcing Smith to dismiss the case against Trump while he worked to reinstate the charges against Nauta and DeOliveira. Trumps Justice Department is slated to inherit the case next week, and allies expect it to be quickly shelved.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/16/congress/garland-trump-jack-smith-report-00198586
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NEW: House Dems tell AG Garland to do whatever it takes to release Jack Smith's final report on Trump's classified docs [View all]
demmiblue
Jan 16
OP
He is a tool of the repupblican party, Biden should have replaced him many years ago.
Escurumbele
Jan 16
#24
To the republican tool who let the convicted felon use the seal of the President
Justice matters.
Jan 16
#34
Godamnit, Garland, get your priorities straight. Nauta and DeOliveira are nobodies.
dalton99a
Jan 16
#9
His priority is the republican party, and not being spoken harshly by them or trump, he has HIS priorities
Escurumbele
Jan 16
#25
As if Walt Nutta and Carlos De Oliveira will still be defendants next week
Oliver Bolliver Butt
Jan 16
#20
I'm just glad I had total experts without law degrees like Marcy Wheeler to set me straight on this!
thebigidea
Jan 16
#37
he'll do it...eventually. maybe after a nap or I think he said something about waxing his car forever. nt
Javaman
Jan 16
#33