Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11): “The public’s right to know about Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified material is paramount. The Department of Justice must release the report by January 20.”

From Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11)’s office:

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after a judge temporarily blocked the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Trump’s mishandling of classified documents:

 “By blocking the release of the Special Counsel’s report on Trump’s mishandling of classified documents to the American public erodes the integrity of our justice system and unduly shields President-elect Trump from accountability.” 

“House Republicans complain about a so-called ‘two-tier system of justice,’ but it is not lost upon anyone that the Department of Justice released in full—for all to see—Special Counsel Hur’s report on the classified documents recovered from President Biden.  In stark contrast to President-elect Trump, President Biden cooperated completely and unhesitatingly with DOJ.  DOJ must release its report on Trump’s mishandling of classified documents by January 20 so that the American people can understand the full extent of the President-elect’s unlawful possession of hundreds of the government’s most sensitive documents.  The public’s right to know is paramount.”