House Judiciary Democrats pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider ending the prosecution of President-elect Trump's two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case as a way to speed the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the matter.

The letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on panel, comes as that volume of Smith's report remains sealed amid a court battle that could keep it concealed beyond the Inauguration.

While the Justice Department has dropped all charges against Trump, their prosecution of his two co-defenders remains ongoing, and whether the Justice Department can even share the volume of the report with Judiciary lawmakers is being mulled by Judge Aileen Cannon in a Friday hearing.

"As Attorney General, it is........

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