Justice Department says Jack Smith report on Trump investigation 'belongs in dustbin of history'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents belongs in the “dustbin of history" and should remain sealed, the Justice Department said in a sharply worded court filing Friday. “The illicit product of an unlawful investigation and prosecution belongs in the dustbin of history. The United States will leave it there,” prosecutors wrote. The department's position echoes that of Trump, U S...
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