Raskin Presses DOJ to Release Jack Smith’s Trump Classified‑Documents Report
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In a March 29 interview on MS NOW, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sharply criticized the Justice Department for keeping former special counsel Jack Smith’s second report on Donald Trump’s post‑presidency classified documents secret under an order from U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon. Raskin said every other modern special‑counsel report has been released and argued that a Smith memo his committee obtained indicates Trump possessed classified material "pertinent to his business interests," raising unresolved questions about motive. He stressed that any specific business motive remains speculative because the memo is high‑level and noted that Smith ultimately concluded prosecutors could not prove a financial motive beyond Trump feeling "entitled" to keep the records because they were "cool" to have. Raskin tied the issue to broader concerns about Jared Kushner’s multibillion‑dollar Saudi funding and said releasing Volume Two of Smith’s report is necessary to assess potential conflicts of interest and national‑security risks. The White House did not immediately comment, while Judiciary Democrats are amplifying the memo online as "damning" evidence and using it to renew pressure for full disclosure.