After years of dogged pursuit, Jack Smith, the Justice Department’s special prosecutor who’s made it his mission to “get Trump,” just hit a wall he probably didn’t see coming. In a move that’s sure to make liberal hearts sink and conservative cheers echo, Florida U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon delivered what can only be described as a legal mic drop. Her ruling this week ensures that much of Smith’s classified documents report—and, let’s face it, his thinly-veiled attempt at political theater—will never make it to Congress, let alone the public eye.
Judge Cannon’s ruling dismantled the DOJ’s arguments piece by piece, declaring that there’s “no urgent need” for Smith to trot out his findings before the House and Senate Judiciary committees. Why? Because, as Cannon pointed out, Trump is back in the White House, fully equipped with the power to dismiss his own federal cases. In short, the Justice Department’s “urgent” need to share its findings about Trump just doesn’t hold water. Smith’s last-ditch effort to keep his political hit job alive has been effectively blocked.
This ruling comes as a major slap in the face to Merrick Garland, who’s been in the driver’s seat of this whole saga from the beginning. Cannon didn’t hold back, criticizing the DOJ for what she called its “rushed” timeline to comply with a so-called “historical practice” of special counsels. Her response? There is no such historical practice. Not one. She reminded Garland—and anyone still clinging to the fantasy of impartial justice under this administration—that no special counsel report has ever been handed over to Congress while criminal proceedings were still pending. Cannon wasn’t just rejecting the DOJ’s argument; she was exposing it for what it is—a flimsy excuse to weaponize yet another report against Trump.
And let’s not forget Smith’s earlier report on Trump’s alleged “election interference,” which Cannon mentioned in her ruling. Spoiler alert: that report didn’t reveal much of anything new, except that Smith is exceptionally good at wasting taxpayer dollars on public information anyone could’ve Googled. Now, Smith wanted to make another spectacle out of his classified documents case, but Cannon slammed the brakes before the media circus could take off. She argued that releasing the “detailed and voluminous” classified documents report to Congress would almost certainly lead to leaks and public dissemination—gee, you think?
As if that wasn’t enough, Cannon also poked a hole in the DOJ’s flimsy justification that Congress needed this report to make informed legislative decisions. According to the judge, there’s zero evidence of any “pending legislative activity” that would require Smith’s findings. Translation? This wasn’t about educating lawmakers or pursuing justice—it was about smearing Trump, plain and simple.
And here’s the kicker. Cannon reminded the DOJ that prosecutors have a duty to uphold justice, not play politics. She concluded that Garland and Smith had failed to live up to that standard. Let that sink in. The very people entrusted with preserving the integrity of the legal system have instead been weaponizing it for partisan gain. It’s no wonder the American people have so little trust in these institutions anymore.
And it just keeps getting better:
Per outgoing WH offl: “Jack Smith tried to get on the pardon list but Joe Biden turned him down. He was irate at Jack Smith and told his staff ‘he failed us. Let him suffer the consequences”
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 21, 2025
This case is yet another example of the left’s obsession with taking Trump down at all costs. Since 2016, they’ve thrown everything they can at him—Russia collusion, two impeachments, countless investigations—and every time, Trump walks away stronger. This time is no different. Cannon’s ruling not only blocks Smith’s findings from going to Congress but also exposes the DOJ’s bias for the world to see.
Jack Smith’s “years of striving” have amounted to nothing but humiliation, and Judge Cannon’s ruling is a win not just for Trump but for anyone who values fairness and accountability in the justice system. Let’s face it—this wasn’t about classified documents. It was about feeding a never-ending narrative. And thankfully, this time, that narrative just got stopped in its tracks.
