Trump Presses to Block Release of DOJ Special Counsel Report (2)

President-elect Donald Trump is opposing the release of Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report, which his lawyers say accuses Trump of engaging in “an unprecedented criminal effort.”

A new court filing to the Florida judge who tossed the case accusing Trump of mishandling top secret documents confirms that Smith is close to finalizing — and perhaps has already finished — his much-anticipated report on the two criminal probes into Trump’s conduct. Trump’s lawyers and other defense attorneys were allowed to read a copy only weeks before Trump is to be inaugurated Jan. 20.

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