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Trump DOJ's bid to smear Biden could backfire with the release of secret Jack Smith report
['David Edwards', 'John Casey', 'Tara Dublin', 'Jason Miciak']
Raw Story
President Donald Trump's drive to keep Jack Smith's report on his alleged illegal activity secret could be undone by his own Justice Department's push to release recordings of former President Joe Biden.
Two transparency groups filed briefs with a federal appeals court this week, asking it to lift the order blocking the public release of former special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Earlier this year, according to court filings, Trump's Justice Department reversed a years-long policy.
It moved to release audio recordings of Biden's private conversations with his biographer, framing the move as a push for government transparency.
Trump personally pushed to make the recordings available as a part of his years-long smear campaign against the former president.