A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report until an appeals court acts on a request from Donald Trump's co-defendants in the criminal case accusing the president-elect of illegally handling classified documents,

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump over the objections of the preside

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland does not plan to publicly release a portion of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigative report related to President-elect Donald Trump's retention of classified records,

The ruling can be appealed. President-elect Donald Trump says releasing the special counsel report would interfere with his White House transition.