A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department can release a report from special counsel Jack Smith about his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. But it left in place a temporary order blocking the report’s release,

Barbara McQuade, who served as a US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, told Salon that “Donald Trump is clearly trying to run out the clock until he is sworn in on Jan. 20,” adding: “Once he gains control of DOJ, he can try to kill the report.”