Judge Aileen Cannon has devoted the past few weeks to striving to ensure that special counsel Jack Smith’s two-volume report on Donald Trump’s criminal activities would not see the light of day. Despite Cannon’s best efforts,

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

Judge Aileen Cannon gave Attorney General Merrick Garland the green light on Monday to release special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his 2020 election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump.

Cannon’s ruling stated that Garland, the Department of Justice, Smith, and “all of their officers, agents, and employees, and all persons acting in active concert or participation with such individuals” could not publish any part of the report until three days after the Eleventh Circuit ruled on the case.

Judge Aileen Cannon for the Southern District of Florida stepped back on Monday from an earlier ruling that purported

The legal turmoil over the public release of Volume I of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report continued over the weekend, with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon again weighing in despite lacking any jurisdiction over the Mar-a-Lago case, because it’s currently on appeal, or the Jan. 6 case in DC, over which she never had jurisdiction.

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.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has indicated he plans to publicly release the volume of Smith’s report detailing his election-related investigation.

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon said she would not block release of special counsel Jack Smith's report about his investigation of President-elect Donald Trump and attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

The ruling means the volume of Smith’s report on the 2020 election case could be released any time after midnight.