A federal judge cleared the way for the release of the special counsel report on President-elect Trump's election interference case on Monday.

Judge Aileen Cannon approved the release of the first of two volumes of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation in her Monday ruling. Cannon will consider releasing the second volume, which relates to Trump's handling of classified documents, on Friday.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into President-elect Trump for election interference is cleared to be released to the public.{ai:summary}<p>A federal judge has authorized the release of the first volume of the special counsel report on President-elect Trump's election interference case. Judge Aileen Cannon will review the possibility of releasing the second volume, concerning Trump's handling of classified documents, later this week. </p><p>#politics</p>

Federal judge clears way for release of special counsel report on Trump election case

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