Opinion: Release Jack Smith's Report on Trump's Classified Documents Case Despite Dropped Prosecution
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Jameel Jaffer
Summary
This opinion piece argues that while the Justice Department has abandoned its prosecution of Donald Trump under the Espionage Act (due to his 2024 election win and DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president), the public should still be allowed to read Special Counsel Jack Smith's full report on the classified documents investigation. The author contends that suppressing the report is highly irregular and disturbing, as it denies the public accountability and a full accounting of Trump's actions regarding classified documents.
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bskyOpinion: Release Jack Smith's Report on Trump's Classified Documents Case Despite Dropped Prosecutionnytimes.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledThree years ago this month, the Justice Department indicted Donald Trump under the Espionage Act for concealing and refusing to return classified documents after his departure from the White House.
Mr. Trump hasn't had to face trial, and he hasn't had to fully account to the public for his actions, either.
The Justice Department abandoned the case against Mr. Trump after he won the 2024 election, citing a longstanding departmental policy against prosecuting si
Its suppression is highly irregular and disturbing.
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