Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years under former President

In a filing, Garland outlined his intentions to publicize the final memo on Trump’s 2020 election subversion case, which constitutes “volume one” of Smith’s report, while handing the controversial details of Trump’s classified documents case to the chair and ranking member of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.

The volume of Smith’s report covering the investigation into whether Trump withheld White House documents won’t be released.

Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress he plans to make special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the cases against Donald Trump available to committee leaders and, ultimately, the public, once courts allow,

House Democrats ask Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop the charges against President-elect Trump's former co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

Cannon’s ruling stated that Garland, the Department of Justice, Smith, and “all of their officers, agents, and employees, and all persons acting in active concert or participation with such individuals” could not publish any part of the report until three days after the Eleventh Circuit ruled on the case.

The Department of Justice discloses a plan to share the special counsel’s findings before the president-elect takes office.

Democrats urged the attorney general to release the remainder of the special counsel's report even if it means dismissing charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

Those close to Garland say that despite immense political pressures, he stood firm in his commitment to independence and impartiality.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has said that the classified documents section of the two-volume report should not be made public at the moment because an appeal in that proceeding remains active as to Trump’s two co-defendants in the case and that any release of new information could be prejudicial to them.

A judge is hearing arguments Friday on whether members of Congress will be permitted to view Jack Smith's final report on Donald Trump's classified documents case.