Garland plans to release Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report over Trump's objections

• Garland in the Wednesday court filing said that the department will not release the investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents, as to "avoid any risk of prejudice" to Trump's co-defendants in the case, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, whose cases are still pending.
• Garland said that "for the time being," the report over Trump and his co-defendants' handling of classified documents will be "made available for in camera review" by the chair and ranking members of House and Senate Judiciary Committees.

The big picture: Lawyers for the Justice Department argued in the court filing Wednesday that there was no legal basis for preventing the release of the portion of the report related to Trump's election subversion case.

• The Justice Department also urged the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's temporary injunction on releasing any part of the report until three days after the circuit court's ruling on a similar emergency motion.
• The filing also noted that Smith had already transmitted a copy of the final report to Garland.

Zoom out: Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, has repeatedly faced scrutiny over her handling of Trump's classified documents case.

• Trump called Cannon a "brilliant judge" in a speech on Tuesday.
• In July, she dismissed the case on the basis that Smith's appointment was unconstitutional.
• Trump's federal Jan. 6 case was also dismissed in the wake of his election win.

Editor's note: This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.