'Another Trump-related emergency coming': Experts react to appeals court’s latest blow to MAGA allies

The US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Thursday denied Donald Trump allies — ex-aide Walt Nauta, and former Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos de Oliveira — their request to block the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into Donald Trump's alleged 2020 election interference, CBS News reports.

The pair was charged alongside the president-elect "for their role in allegedly obstructing a separate federal investigation into Trump's handling of sensitive government records," the news outlet notes.

Lawfare Media reporter Anna Bower wrote via the social media platform Bluesky that "the court leaves in place Judge [Aileen] Cannon's order enjoining release of the report, which would remain in effect for 3 more days."

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Former US attorney and LA Times senior legal affairs columnist Harry Litman explained what that means, writing, "Boom boom. 11th circuit denies emergency motion, for which Trump had filed brief in support, to block Smith report. But doesn't remove Cannon's lawless order giving another 3 days from 11th circuit holding, w/ no basis whatsoever. Just tells DOJ they can file a notice of appeal from that order."

Historian Michael P. Breen commented: Biden should just post the entire damn report on the official POTUS account and state that he is doing so as 'an official act' and be done with all this overtly corrupt FedSoc BS once & for all"

Georgetown university law Center professor Steve Vladeck said: "Another Trump-related emergency coming to a #SCOTUS near you, probably by Monday."

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