A Washington D.C.-based federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice to answer by March 4 a request by The New York Times to unseal judicial records in the 2020 election interference case brought by former special counsel Jack Smith, Scott MacFarlane of CBS News reported.

In January, The New York Times filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking to obtain a court order requiring the DOJ to produce sealed documents related to President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

The charges against Trump were dismissed by then Attorney General Merrick Garland indicating he would not release the sealed volume of the report.

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