Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)2025-01-13T17:38:06Z WASHINGTON (AP) A federal judge said Monday that the Justice Department can release special counsel Jack Smiths investigative report on President-elect Donald Trumps 2020 election interference case.The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, is latest back and forth in a court dispute over the report from the special counsel who prosecuted Trump in two cases the Justice Department abandoned in November. Cannon had earlier temporarily blocked the department from releasing the report. Cannons latest order on Monday cleared the way for the release of the volume on Trumps 2020 election interference case. She set a hearing for Friday on whether the department can release to lawmakers the volume on Trumps classified documents case. The department has said it will not publicly disclose that volume as long as criminal proceedings against two of Trumps co-defendants remain pending. ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Richer is an Associated Press reporter covering the Justice Department and legal issues from Washington. twitter mailto ERIC TUCKER Tucker covers national security in Washington for The Associated Press, with a focus on the FBI and Justice Department and the special counsel cases against former President Donald Trump. twitter mailto