The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the Justice Department to retain all records relating to special counsel Jack Smith, including his final report which has been tied up in litigation.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the panel may seek to secure a copy of the report even if it is not released ahead of President-elect Trump taking office.

“The Committee recognizes the current injunction against the release of Special Counsel Smith’s report and related materials and reserves its right to request production of the report and relevant records at an appropriate future date,” he wrote in a........

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