Democrat members of the House Judiciary Committee called on outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland to release the rest of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents – even if doing so means that he must dismiss the charges against Trump’s co-defendants.

Led by ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Democrats on the panel sent a letter to Garland arguing that Americans have the “right to know” what the second part of Smith’s report contains.

“As Attorney General, it is incumbent upon you to take all necessary steps to ensure the report is released before the end of your tenure, including, if necessary, by simply dismissing the remaining criminal charges against Mr. Trump’s co-conspirators, Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira,” they wrote in the letter released Thursday.

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