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Justice Department to release partial findings on Jan. 6. The Justice Department said Jan. 8 it will release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. For now, it will keep the rest of the report, regarding the Florida classified documents case, under wraps. The revelation was made in a Jan. 8 filing to a federal appeals court that was considering the defense's request to block the release of the two-volume report. Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case, issued a temporary block on the report Jan. 7.

Polls show Americans’ views have softened toward Jan. 6 rioters and Donald Trump’s role that day.