WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday denied a request to extend an injunction banning the Justice Department from releasing a volume of a report former special counsel Jack Smith issued about President-elect Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

The ruling means the Justice Department could release the part of the Smith report that deals with Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss as soon as midnight, barring future legal action from…