OAN Staff Sophia Flores
9:20 AM – Tuesday, January 21, 2025
A federal judge has blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from sharing Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report with select members of Congress.
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On Tuesday, in a 14-page order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon prevented Smith’s report from being reviewed by four members of Congress. She stated that the DOJ has no legal basis and referred to the department’s conduct as “startling.”
“Prosecutors play a special role in our criminal justice system and are entrusted and expected to do justice,” Cannon wrote. “The Department of…