The Justice Department on Thursday night notified U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that it's appealing to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals her order blocking the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report for three days after that federal appeals court weighs in on a defense motion seeking to block the report.

A federal appeals court has blocked a move by Donald Trump's lawyers to stop the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on two criminal cases against the former and future president.

At least half of the final report could be made public within days, unless Trump gets the Supreme Court to block it.