The U.S. Justice Department will not make public for now Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Donald Trump's retention of classified records, it said on Wednesday, citing the ongoing prosecutions of two associates of the president-elect.

The Justice Department says it will release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep the rest of the report under wraps for now.

The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office, focuses fresh attention on his failed effort to cling to power after his election loss in 2020.

The 59-year-old represented Trump during his first impeachment trial, in which he was accused of withholding aid to Ukraine to allegedly pressure the Eastern European country to investigate President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will face a Senate panel on Wednesday where Democrats are expected to grill her over the Republican president-elect's threats to use the Justice Department to seek revenge against his political enemies.

Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, vowed on Wednesday not to use the U.S. Justice Department to target people based on their politics, seeking to allay concerns the president-elect will use law enforcement to go after his opponents.