"As his administration continues dragging its feet in releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump is pushing to keep another potentially damning set of Justice Department documents hidden from the public. On Tuesday, Trump filed a 19-page motion requesting that the US District Court of the Southern District of Florida step in to prohibit the DOJ's planned release of Volume II of the final report prepared by former Special Counsel Jack Smith next month."
"Trump was indicted by a grand jury for 37 felony counts following Smith's investigation, 31 of which involved violations of the Espionage Act, after transporting "scores of boxes" full of classified materials, including top-level military and intelligence secrets, to his home at Mar-a-Lago and showing them off to people without security clearances. But Smith ultimately dropped the case in November 2024 after it became clear that Trump's reelection would shield him from legal liability."
President Donald Trump filed a 19-page motion asking the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida to block the Justice Department's planned release of Volume II of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report next month. Volume II concerns Trump's handling of classified materials after leaving the presidency in 2021. Trump faced a 37-count grand jury indictment from Smith's investigation, including 31 alleged violations of the Espionage Act related to transporting "scores of boxes" of classified documents to Mar-a-Lago and showing them to people without clearance. Smith dropped that prosecution in November 2024. The DOJ released Volume I on January 7, 2025.
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