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Trump Legal Team Seeks to Withhold Special Counsel Report

In a move that has all the grace of a bull in a china shop, President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team is throwing down the gauntlet with a request to Attorney General Merrick Garland. They are demanding that the would-be special counsel report authored by Jack Smith be kept under wraps, claiming its public release would be “imprudent and unlawful.” This request, led by Todd Blanche, Trump’s nominee for deputy attorney general, feels less like standard legal procedure and more like a scene straight out of a courtroom drama.

After feasting their eyes on a draft of Smith’s two-volume opus, Trump’s lawyers wasted no time in declaring the document a “partisan weapon.” They’re arguing that Smith, having taken on the role of special counsel, is about as legitimate as a three-dollar bill, citing procedural issues with his appointment. According to the attorneys, Smith’s report not only runs afoul of the Presidential Transition Act, but it also infringes on Trump’s presidential immunity, an unwelcome distraction at a time when all eyes should be on a smooth transfer of power.

The letter penned by Trump’s attorneys contained strident language, demanding that Garland take immediate action to prevent the delivery of this so-called report. They are imploring the AG to remove Smith from his post and stop the dissemination of anything that resembles an official report. Given Smith’s recent inability to proceed with his cases against Trump in light of the former president’s victory, it seems increasingly clear that this special counsel hasn’t quite figured out when to call it a day.

One could imagine Smith’s report might resemble a Netflix series – long, drawn out, and packed with dramatic narrative. Trump’s legal team warns that releasing Smith’s findings could lead to a “media storm of false and unfair criticism.” If it sounds familiar, it’s because this has been the modus operandi for a while: never let the facts get in the way of a sensational story, especially when it comes to Trump. Claiming that Smith’s report contains unfounded criticisms aimed at Trump’s incoming administration, the attorneys argue this is nothing short of sabotage in disguise, designed to throw a wrench into upcoming confirmation hearings.

While history shows that special counsels are usually required to submit their findings for public consumption, Trump’s attorneys have vowed to fight back against what they deem as a legal overreach. It seems they have every intention of taking legal action if Garland so much as hints at releasing the report. The big question remains: will Garland heed Trump’s call, or will he choose, in typical bureaucratic fashion, to toss it out to the public as just another piece of political theater?

What’s truly riveting is the sheer audacity of a system that allows a “private citizen” like Smith to act like a prosecutor, flinging accusations like confetti. Trump’s legal representatives might be onto something here, arguing that what’s at stake is not just the reputation of a former president but an entire framework of presidential immunity that’s worth defending. If playing hardball gets results, one can only assume that Trump’s team is prepared to step into the ring swinging as they seek to dismantle what they see as a politically motivated vendetta masquerading as justice.

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