Trump wants to weigh in at Cannon's court to ensure that Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report doesn't see the light of day [View all]

Source: Law & Crime

Updated Dec 2nd, 2025, 2:13 pm


Update: President Donald Trump filed court documents on Tuesday asking Judge Aileen Cannon to allow him to weigh in as amicus curiae, or a friend of the court, so he can back his former co-defendants' efforts to keep Volume II of Jack Smith's report secret.

"President Trump hereby moves for leave to participate in the proceedings as amicus curiae for the limited purpose of reaffirming and incorporating by reference his prior legal arguments to the Court, as well as those made by co-defendants Nauta and De Oliveira, that Volume II of Jack Smith's Final Report should not be made public," the filing said. "President Trump's limited participation in the proceedings will not cause delay or prejudice any party, and this request is consistent with the Court's prior decision to grant President Trump amicus status as to the January 21, 2025 Order."

"For the foregoing reasons, the Court should permit President Trump to participate as amicus curiae for the limited purpose of reaffirming the legal arguments presented in his prior briefing and oral argument, as well as those of Nauta and De Oliveira, and should deny the motions of American Oversight and the Knight Institute to intervene and thereby perpetuate Jack Smith's unlawful criminal investigations and proceedings," the filing concluded.

The DOJ and two former Mar-a-Lago classified documents case co-defendants of President Donald Trump have jointly given the federal judge remembered for torpedoing the special counsel's probe a reason to keep the second volume of Jack Smith's report hidden from the public.

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/doj-gives-cannon-a-reason-to-shield-trumps-former-mar-a-lago-co-defendants-from-fallout-of-jack-smiths-report-in-face-of-improper-intervention/