


Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urged an appeals court to block the publication of special counsel Jack Smith’s report explaining why prosecutors decided to charge Trump for alleged crimes tied to Jan. 6, 2021, as well as the alleged illegal retention of classified documents, saying there is information “never released to the public” and more that could endanger his transition to power.
Trump’s request is part of an amicus brief, or a letter of support, for his onetime co-defendants in the classified documents case, personal valet Waltine Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira. The charges against Trump were dismissed after he won the election in November, but they remain for Nauta and De Oliveira.
Nauta and De Oliveria this week asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to stop publication of what will be a two-volume report and remand any decision on the matter back to the district court level, where Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon could hold a hearing and render a decision.
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