Appeals court denies bid to block public release of Trump January 6 probe

President-elect Donald Trump (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A US court denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday turned down an emergency challenge aimed at keeping under wraps the report expected to detail unflattering revelations about Mr Trump’s failed effort to cling to power in the election he lost to President Joe Biden.