U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon indicated in a recent hearing that she wasn't planning on allowing even just a handful of congressional leaders to view the second volume of Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith's final report.

Judge Aileen Cannon suggested Friday she was not inclined to allow the Justice Department to share special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents case with Congress – at least for now.

The Florida-based judge did not immediately rule on whether the Justice Department can move forward with its plan to show the report to a handful of lawmakers.

The judge denied a request to block the release of Smith's report on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Six months after she dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon can now decide whether to squash the release of Jack Smith's report, too.

Former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his cases against President-elect Donald Trump contains two volumes: one on his election interference case, the other on his Mar-a-Lago/classified documents case.

The DOJ argued that Judge Cannon cannot stop the government from releasing Jack Smith's report on the classified documents case to members of Congress The post Cannon ‘lacks the authority’ to halt release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents to Congress,

The DOJ is continuing its push to release the remaining volume of special counsel Jack Smith's final report, covering his Jan. 6 probe, to select members of Congress.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are urging outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland to “take all necessary steps” to release special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s handling

Judge Aileen Cannon granted the Department of Justice (DOJ) permission on Monday to release the first volume of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigations into former President Donald Trump.