WASHINGTON –

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it would release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, the rest of the file focused on the president-elect’s hoarding of classified documents, However, his estate in Mar-a-Lago will be kept secret for the time being.

The revelation came in a filing with a federal appeals court that was considering a defense request to block publication of the two-volume report amid the prosecution of two Trump co-defendants in the Florida case in which the Republican former president and current president was charged. still pending decision on illegal possession of secret documents. Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case, granted the request on Tuesday and placed a temporary hold on the report.

The Justice Department said it would move forward with plans to release the first of two volumes focused on the election interference case, but would only release the classified documents section of the report to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees for private use Make available for use Review while the case against Trump’s co-defendant is ongoing.

“This limited disclosure will further the public interest in keeping congressional leadership informed about an important matter within the Department while protecting the interests of the defendants,” the filing said.