On the CAFE Insider docket: 

– President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to block special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report about his investigations, and Judge Aileen Cannon’s order prohibiting release of the report for now;

– Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his Manhattan conviction, and the judge’s recent order revealing he will not sentence Trump to prison time; 

– The terror attack in New Orleans, where a man drove a truck through a crowd celebrating the new year, and the investigation into law enforcement failures and the driver’s ties to terrorist groups.