The judge paved the way for Trump’s election interference report

President-elect Donald Trump They tried to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, which they lost in 2024 – they would have been convicted if they had not been successfully re-elected in 2024, according to a Justice Department report to Congress.

“The admissible evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction at trial,” said Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report.

Trump said Smith was “messed up” and the findings were “false” after the report was released.

The 137-page document was sent to Congress after Judge Eileen Cannon cleared the way for the release of the first two parts of the Smith report – on the election meddling issue.

She ordered a hearing over the weekend to declassify the portion of the report that alleges Trump illegally obtained classified government documents.

The president-elect will take office on January 20.

Special counsel Jack Smith resigned last week.

Smith in 2010 In 2022, he was appointed to oversee the US Department of Justice’s investigation into Trump. In the event of a conflict of interest, special advisors are selected by the department.

Trump has been accused of illegally keeping documents and, in some cases, storing them in a room at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. He is accused of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election in a meddling case.

Both charges have resulted in criminal charges against Trump, who has pleaded not guilty and tried to make the charges politically motivated.

But Smith closed the cases after Trump’s election in November, under Justice Department rules barring indictments against a sitting president.

Indeed, in the released report, Smith states: “The Department’s (Justice) view that the Constitution precludes continued impeachment and prosecution of the President is prejudicial and does not explain the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the State’s evidence.” Or the importance of a prosecutor whose office stands fully behind him.

Since then, there has been a legal back-and-forth on matters related to the cases.

Last week, Judge Cannon temporarily halted the release of Smith’s full report, fearing it could harm the cases of two Trump associates who are indicted with him in the classified documents case.

Walt Nauta, Trump’s personal assistant, and Carlos de Oliveira, the manager of the Mar-a-Lago property, are accused of helping Trump hide the documents.

Unlike Trump, his case is still pending — and his attorneys have argued that the release of the Smith report could harm future jurors and the trial process.