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Trump’s lawyers suggest the decision to release the special counsel report should be made by the incoming president
lawyer for donald trump has asked the Attorney General merrick garland To prevent special consultation jack smith The President-elect is expected to complete his report detailing his investigation. If Garland refuses to do so, he proposes that the decision to release the report be made by the person who becomes attorney general when Trump takes office.
The post is likely to be filled by palm bondiThe former top prosecutor in Florida, whom Trump nominated to lead the Justice Department after his initial choice, the former congressman matt getzRefused job amid allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.
We’ll find out if Garland will heed Trump’s request. Lawyers for the president-elect have also asked a federal judge to intervene and block the release of Smith’s report. Here’s more about his requests from the Guardian’s Hugo Lovell:
As sentencing in hush money case nears, Trump moves to block release of special counsel report
Good morning, American politics blog readers. donald trump He may be less than two weeks away from returning to the White House, but his lawyers are busy trying to thwart any final developments in his pending criminal cases. Yesterday, he asked a New York judge juan merchan He pleaded guilty last year to delaying the president-elect’s sentencing on 34 felony business fraud charges, but his motion was rejected and the hearing is expected to take place on Friday. The case was brought by the Manhattan District Attorney, alvin braggIt was the only one of Trump’s four criminal convictions to go to trial before his election victory in November. His prosecution in Georgia for allegedly interfering in the state’s election results four years ago has been halted, possibly permanently, while the special counsel jack smith Charges against Trump were dropped for allegedly hiding classified documents and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
However, Justice Department rules require Smith to release a report at the end of his investigation, which could reveal damaging evidence about Trump’s actions. Late last night, the President-elect’s lawyers asked the outgoing Attorney General merrick garland To prevent the report from completing. We’ll let you know if Garland makes his response known today.
Here’s what else is happening:
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donald trump jr Today he is scheduled to reach Greenland, the huge island that his father talked about the United States buying from Denmark. We’ll see how that journey goes.
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jimmy carter Will lie in state at the US Capitol today kamala harris Wreaths were placed on his casket and eulogies were delivered at 4.30pm ET.
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the house of Representatives will vote on Laken Riley The act is an initial step in an upcoming Republican crackdown on undocumented immigrants that would mandate that they be detained by immigration authorities on theft charges.