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SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH’S REPORT ON PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING MADE PUBLIC  — AFTER A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULING on THURSDAY.

THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 11TH CIRCUIT REJECTED A BID TO BLOCK THE RELEASE BUT KEPT IN PLACE THE JUDGE’S ORDER FOR A THREE-DAY DELAY – GIVING TIME FOR ADDITIONAL APPEALS – MEANING DONAL TRUMP, IF HE CHOOSES, COULD SEEK THE U-S SUPREME COURT’S INTERVENTION IN THE MATTER.

TRUMP PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE CHARGES. BUT THE ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE WAS EVENTUALLY DISMISSED FOLLOWING HIS VICTORY IN THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – DUE TO A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT POLICY THAT FORBIDS THE PROSECUTION OF A SITTING PRESIDENT.

ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND HAS SAID HE PLANS TO RELEASE THE REPORT TO THE PUBLIC ONCE HE IS PERMITTED TO DO SO.

IN RESPONSE – TRUMP SPOKESPERSON STEVEN CHEUNG SAID IN A STATEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT — ITS TIME FOR GARLAND AND PRESIDENT BIDEN TO QUOTE “DO THE RIGHT THING AND PUT A FINAL STOP TO THE POLITICAL WEAPONIZATION OF OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.” END QUOTE