Mar-a-Lago judge orders Trump to present his defense theory in documents case during special hearing

Donald Trump, on the left; Judge Aileen Cannon, inset center, special counsel Jack Smith, on the right.

Left: FILE — Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File). Right: Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023 (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Inset: Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington (U.S. Senate). 

The federal judge in Florida overseeing the Mar-a-Lago confidential documents case has blocked the public release of an expected report from special counsel Jack Smith regarding his criminal prosecutions of Donald Trump.

In an order filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon responded to an emergency request from lawyers for Trump, as well as codefendants Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, seeking an order barring the Justice Department from sharing the report.

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