DOJ says it accidentally disclosed secret Jack Smith documents to Judge Cannon

newsJul 2, 2026211,947

The Justice Department told Judge Eileen Cannon in a joint filing that it accidentally disclosed copies of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Volume II report when it furnished electronic discovery on June 3, 2026 and defense counsel identified the embedded documents on June 9, 2026. The filing says defense counsel promptly notified the government, voluntarily stopped reviewing the materials, deleted downloaded files, and cooperated with efforts to recover the flash drives the same day. The DOJ confirmed the documents were copies of the Volume II Report embedded within electronic messages required to be produced in discovery and acknowledged defense counsel’s professionalism and candor. The report has been withheld from the public for years while one DOJ prosecutor faces trial for emailing the volume to her private account, and the filing notes this new disclosure occurred in the separate prosecution of that prosecutor. Members of Congress including Representative Steve Cohen renewed calls for transparency about what is in Volume II, saying the public deserves to know why the report remains hidden. The article also cites a detail from the Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan book that President Trump has joked about keeping classified documents for future use, a line cited by reporters in coverage of the report’s contents.

Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney.bsky.social

👀👀 DOJ inadvertently delivered Volume II of Jack Smith's report to the lawyers representing a defendant accused of improperly accessing/sending the report to herself. They notified Judge Cannon of the breach today. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

12894h ago

Mina178

Does everyone have it except for the American people?

Citizen, Interrupted91

LOL... the current DOJ is like a sitcom about bad lawyers.

Rob Cerulo76

Sounds like those lawyers can be American hero’s by leaking that report just like the DOJ did!

P Collirigger39

And defense counsel did the ethical thing. Stopped reviewing, deleted or returned it. The Trump Administration continues to enjoy the benefits of good people doing the right thing, while they do the very opposite.

🇺🇦Schadenfreude's Cat🇺🇦24

Good Old Reliable Aileen must be furious. She worked harder to hide that report than she's ever worked on literally anything in her life.

Kelley21

Their incompetence is going to be their ultimate undoing.

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Brian Finucane54

The dog ate my DOJ

Jameel Jaffer22

I would say that DOJ prosecutors just did the same thing that they're accusing the defendant of having done, but the defendant may have done it for public-minded reasons whereas DOJ prosecutors did it carelessly and in the context of an effort to suppress a report that the public has a right to see.

Tom Wambsgans’ Second Wife, PhD10

This is like* the time when my grad school sent me my degree before I had defended. I told them that I’d bring it back. The day I was going to take it back I received a second degree. *I was in absolutely no legal trouble

AblativMeatshld6

What total fuckmuppetry. Just fucking total incompetence by the government.

4my2cents.bsky.social3

✳️OOPS...been waiting for this one. Volume II of Jack Smith's report inadvertently sent out by DOJ...even as Judge Cannon has done her best to prevent it's disclosure. Dets⬇️

rainy jorbo ☔️3

the government shouldn’t get do-overs. dismiss the case, pay the defendent’s costs plus a hefty clown shoes bonus, release the report, and then resign in shame

The Gray Matters Report2

someone in the House or Senate has to get ahold of this thing and read it into the Congressional Record

Keith Fitzgerald2

The Gang that Couldn't Suit Straight

Andrew Weissmann

@weissmann.substack.com

2.by bringing this case in DC it counteracts the forum shopping by the Trump administration to bring a criminal case against Brennan before Judge Cannon in FLA, and gives Brennan and his counsel another court in which to be heard. 2/2

32022h ago

Str8Grandmother7

That is a good idea Andrew, this is a really good point. Anything that removes jurisdiction from Judge Ailene Cannon is a good move.

Jeff [REDACTED]1

This is the best part.

Peggy Camp1

Thanks Andrew for sharing your insights! 🙏💙🇺🇸

Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only)

@axidentaliberal.bsky.social

“Todd Blanche charged Carmen Lineberger with felony obstruction of justice..and misdemeanor theft..for emailing copies of Volume II to her Gmail and Hotmail accounts. Today, the [DOJ] filed notice to Judge Aileen Cannon that THEY wrongly emailed THREE copies of Volume II to Lineberger’s attorneys”

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Rumpole of the Bayou2

Good chance we’ll accidentally get the entire Epstein file

Raw Story

@rawstory.com

The Justice Department accidentally released former special counsel Jack Smith's sealed report on President Donald Trump to lawyers for the former prosecutor accused of stealing it.

462h ago

laura bishop2

“The Government acknowledges the professionalism and candor of defense counsel in remedying this inadvertent inclusion." Too bad the government lacks the professionalism and candor.

☣ Political Soup™1

Stupid Trump MAGA criminals doing stupid shit .. to themselves ..

feelinfuzzy.bsky.social1

Cannon should be removed as a judge. Loyal to drumpf; waiting for him to put her in sc

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Joe Bacon2

OOPS! They fucked up again and this time it's glorious!

#TuckFrump

@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

DOJ scrambles after accidentally releasing sealed Jack Smith report on Trump #RawStory

252h ago

Democratic Activists

@democratswin.bsky.social

Special Counsel Jack Smith and federal investigators found Trump held highly sensitive classified documents linked to his business interests, a potential motive left unresolved in court. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-kept...

17Yesterday

pissed-off-g.bsky.social

@pissed-off-g.bsky.social

In breaking news, Former CIA Director Brennan isn't waiting around to see if a Judge Cannon Grand Jury is going to indict him; he sued the DOJ and Trump FIRST to make sure they don't destroy records he needs to prove he's being vindictively prosecuted against! Popok... youtu.be/c48Cro-bABc?...

103h ago

Sarah Burris

@sarahburris.bsky.social

So - let me get this straight - they sent documents to someone outside of the DOJ in a prosecution of a woman who sent the same documents outside the DOJ? DOJ tells Judge Cannon it accidentally disclosed secret Jack Smith documents www.alternet.org/jack-smith-r...

113h ago

US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal

@us-political-news.bsky.social

DOJ tells Judge Cannon it accidentally disclosed secret Jack Smith documents The Justice Department made a huge mistake this week; it was forced to confess in a court filing to Judge Eileen Cannon in Florida. For years, the second volume of his full report on the investigations of President Donald T

143h ago

Poor Richard

@richardsaunders256.bsky.social

It could be over tomorrow if they would override his own appointed judge Aileen Cannon, and release the FULL SPECIAL COUNCIL REPORT! Volume 1 had 4 counts of Conspiracy and Obstruction Volume 2 has 40 counts of ESPIONAGE! RELEASE THE FULL REPORT!!

9Yesterday

ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊

@stevefm20.bsky.social

Smith's evidence in his case to prove Trump mishandled classified documents after leaving office — the report Trump has fought to keep secret. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, has barred the Justice Department from releasing it outside the department. www.rawstory.com/doj-releases...

51h ago

Blue Woman Voting 📎

@bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social

If Alito/Thomas retire, zero doubts Trump puts up the dumbest person ever to serve as a judge, Cannon.

82d ago

InOhio

@inohio.bsky.social

And then Judge Aileen Cannon happened. If the case had not been put before this judge things would have been very different...

82h ago

Sam Spade

@livingadream06.bsky.social

Does no one in AMERICA recall that SCOTUS gave Trump immunity for those crimes. Also Judge Cannon, trumps friend also BLOCKED the esponsiage charges in Florida. Yes that's what they were not documents case. Pathetic media @cnn @jaketapper.bsky.social @kaitlancollins.bsky.social

621h ago

PeriwinkleRose 💙🇺🇦

@periwinklerose.bsky.social

Vol. II of SP Smith’s report is alleged to contain the investigatory evidence that Smith testified to in that hrg, that Trump DID do what Smith was charged to investigate. Vol.II was quashed by Judge Aileen Cannon. Volume II was inadvertently released to def. counsel in a different case THIS WEEK!

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