President-elect Donald Trump had tried to prevent the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report before taking office next week.

On Monday, the federal judge presiding over the classified documents case in Florida allowed the Justice Department to release part of Smith’s final report. According to court filings, the report is a detailed review of the decisions Smith made in his two indictments against Trump.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has publicly released special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into Donald Trump and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing the president-elect’s “criminal efforts to retain power” and projecting confidence in the investigation.

The fast-moving legal battle over the release of the special counsel's final report played out days before Trump's second-term inauguration.

Special counsel Jack Smith's report on the Jan. 6 investigation of Donald Trump provides a closing chapter on an unprecedented legal case.

The evidence wJack Smith’s 137-page report, released overnight less than one week before Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president, is a full-throated justification of his investigation and defense against his myriad critics.

The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office, focuses fresh attention on his failed effort to cling to power after his election loss in 2020.