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IrelandHarry Litman explains January hearing over sealed Jack Smith report
The appeals court has scheduled arguments over Volume II, but that is not an order to make the report public.
Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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Judge Cannon Gets CORNERED as She Finally FACES Jack Smith Reckoning
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- 0:00The 11th Circuit has scheduled oral argument over Cannon's order keeping Volume II sealed.
- 5:13First Amendment organizations and the Knight Institute have petitioned for the report to be unsealed.
- 7:40Litman explains that argument was postponed at Trump's request before being rescheduled for January.
- 9:14Litman predicts eventual public release and suggests pressure from congressional Democrats could also help secure disclosure.
"In the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the wheels of justice grind slowly," Harry Litman says, introducing a concrete development in the dispute over Jack Smith's sealed report: oral argument is scheduled for January.
His analysis on Talking Feds with Harry Litman drew roughly a quarter of a million views within seven hours, well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a regular video.
The subject is Volume II of Smith's report, concerning the classified-documents investigation. Judge Aileen Cannon's standing order has kept it from public release. Litman explains how First Amendment organizations, including the Knight Institute, have sought to get the report unsealed, and how the appeals court postponed argument at Trump's request before setting the January hearing.
That distinction matters to the video's emphatic promise of a "reckoning": a hearing gives the dispute a place on the court's calendar, not a guaranteed outcome or a publication date.
The video includes a paid sponsorship segment. After it, Litman develops his argument for public access: "The people have a right to see this report."
He predicts eventual disclosure and suggests congressional pressure, including from Jamie Raskin, could provide another route toward it. For viewers looking for an immediate release, though, Litman's own closing assessment is more patient: "Sometime, maybe later than sooner, we will see it and it'll be really illuminating."
A federal appeals court that reviews cases from U.S. district courts in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
More on Wikipedia ›An American lawyer who served as a Justice Department special counsel from November 2022 until his resignation in January 2025.
More on Wikipedia ›A federal district judge in the Southern District of Florida. Trump appointed her in 2020.
More on Wikipedia ›A Democratic U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district, serving since 2017. He is also an attorney and law professor.
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