By Sr. Legal affairs reporter #JoshGerstein @ #Politico
JUST IN: Knight 1st Amend. Institute & American Oversight ask 11th Circuit to force Judge #AileenCannon (#Trump) to release Vol. II of #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith's report AND to block her from ordering it destroyed as Trump's co-defendants have asked.
https://bsky.app/profile/joshgerstein.bsky.social/post/3mernf2c2nk2l
JUST IN: Knight 1st Amend. Institute & American Oversight ask 11th Circuit to force Judge Aileen Cannon (Trump) to release Vol. II of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report AND to block her from ordering it destroyed as Trump's co-defendants have asked. Doc: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27008813-20260213-smith-mandamus-second-mandamus-petition-final-pdfa/
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk was discharged from hospital after ending his hunger strike, vowing a swift recovery and return to party duties amid ongoing political tensions.
Via #Newsweek @ 8:56pm - Jan 20, 2026
Donald #Trump Seeks #CourtOrder to Stop #DOJ From Releasing #JackSmith Report
President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge to block his own #DepartmentOfJustice (DOJ) from releasing a second volume of a report prepared by former #SpecialCounsel Jack Smith, arguing that public disclosure would be improper after the underlying criminal case was dismissed.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-block-jack-smith-report-testimony-11390592
The Democratic Party of Korea is set to introduce a second special counsel bill, sparking a political standoff as the People Power Party vows a filibuster, with both sides clashing over the scope and intent of new investigations into high-profile political scandals.
@emptywheel wrote about Jim Jordan holiday info dump from Jack Smith iview, let's keep talking about it
Jim Jordan was afraid of the mob during the Jan 6th insurrection
The insurrection and many other crimes would have not happened if it weren't for Trump
Smith still can't talk about theft of classified documents because Cannon is still bogarting the report
#JackSmith #SpecialCounsel #USpol
#JimJordan #TheInsurrectioneers #Jan6th #Jan6thInsurrection #AileenCannon
Perhaps the funniest disclosure from the Jack Smith deposition that Jim Jordan tried to bury under New Years Eve festivities is that when Jordan called Trump as Trump's mob was attacking the Capitol, he was scared.
Jack Smith’s Closing Argument
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/jack-smiths-closing-argument
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