But in a court filing, the department indicated that it would release a separate report about Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election as soon as possible.
The special counsel’s report related to his team’s case regarding President-elect Donald J. Trump’s refusal to give back a trove of classified documents he took from the White House after leaving office.
The president-elect’s defense lawyers accused the special counsel of unethical and improper behavior in his prosecutions of their client. They could be in senior Justice Department roles within weeks.
Jack Smith, the special counsel, plans to resign from the Justice Department before President-elect Donald J. Trump or his deputies have a chance to fire him, according to people familiar with his plans.
At a news conference, the president-elect sought to blame the F.B.I. for the riot at the Capitol, echoing a conspiracy theory that is widespread on the right.
Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who had dismissed the documents case in its entirety, temporarily barred the Justice Department from releasing Jack Smith’s account of his investigation.
A motion filed in Federal District Court in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Monday asked Judge Aileen M. Cannon to bar the special counsel, Jack Smith, from publicly releasing a report he plans to write about his prosecution of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
The announcement by Chad Chronister, a Florida sheriff with virtually no experience in the kinds of complex international investigations the agency handles, comes just three days after his selection.
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