House Judiciary Democrats pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider ending the prosecution of President-elect Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case as a way to speed the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the matter.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say Attorney General Merrick Garland should "take all necessary steps" to ensure the rest of the special counsel's report is released before Trump takes office.

A group of congresspeople suggested Garland could drop the charges against Trump's co-defendants if they stand in the way of releasing Smith's final report on the classified documents case

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have asked attorney general Merrick Garland to drop federal charges against Donald Trump's two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The panel's Democrats,