Judge Aileen Cannon suggested Friday she was not inclined to allow the Justice Department to share special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents case with Congress – at least for now.

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon ordered a Friday hearing to discuss releasing a DOJ report in the dismissed classified document case against Donald Trump.

Judge Aileen Cannon granted the Department of Justice (DOJ) permission on Monday to release the first volume of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigations into former President Donald Trump.

Six months after she dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon can now decide whether to squash the release of Jack Smith's report, too.

The Florida-based judge did not immediately rule on whether the Justice Department can move forward with its plan to show the report to a handful of lawmakers.

The DOJ argued that Judge Cannon cannot stop the government from releasing Jack Smith's report on the classified documents case to members of Congress The post Cannon ‘lacks the authority’ to halt release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents to Congress,

The decision by Judge Aileen M. Cannon not to issue an immediate ruling raised the possibility that President-elect Donald J. Trump would take office in the meantime and have power over the report’s release.