Judge Aileen Cannon finalized her decisions on the Pool Shed Papers in Florida, restricting the Department of Justice's precedent-setting disclosure of Special Counsel reports during active criminal proceedings. This raises concerns about fair trial rights of defendants amid appeals. Critics argue that the AG's motives were insufficient as historical practices do not support releasing substantive investigative reports during prosecutions. The article suggests that citizen action may be necessary for transparency as institutional mechanisms seem to be failing to counteract what is perceived as biased judicial behavior.
Never before has the Department of Justice, prior to the conclusion of criminal proceedings against a defendant... sought to disclose outside the Department a report prepared by a Special Counsel...
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