Trump Faces Sentencing While Fighting Release of Special Counsel Report

President-elect Trump seeks to block Jack Smith’s investigation report as he prepares for sentencing in hush money case.

Special Counsel Jack Smith has completed a two-volume report on his investigations into Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling of classified documents, which Trump is attempting to block from public release.
Trump’s legal team argues that releasing the report would interfere with the presidential transition and has threatened legal action if Attorney General Merrick Garland proceeds with its publication.
Smith’s report, which could be released as early as January 10 if Garland approves, details the reasoning behind charging Trump and declining other potential charges, with Trump’s co-defendants also seeking to block its release.
In a separate legal case, Trump is scheduled for sentencing on January 10 in New York for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments, though the judge has indicated he is unlikely to impose prison time.
Trump’s attorneys are pursuing appeals to delay the sentencing and overturn the conviction, arguing it violates presidential immunity and interferes with his duties as president-elect.