A federal judge has ruled against allowing the Justice Department to share the classified documents part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report with Congress. Judge Aileen Cannon stated that the ongoing criminal cases against Trump's co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, necessitate withholding the report to protect defendants' rights. Cannon criticized the Justice Department's argument for urgency and highlighted a lack of Congressional interest or requests for the report. The first volume related to alleged election interference has been made public, but this ruling prevents the same for the second volume until legal proceedings conclude.