Donald Trump: Court denies bid to block special counsel report [Video]

WASHINGTON –

A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a emergency challenge from Trump and his co-defendants in his classified documents case, who are fighting to keep the report under wraps because they say it’s one-sided and prejudicial.

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The report, however, will not immediately be released, and there’s no guarantee it will as more legal wrangling is expected. A lower court ruling from Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocking the Justice Department from releasing the report remains in place for three days.

The defendants could also conceivably ask …