US Court Gives Trump Administration Four Days to Release Tinubu Records

A United States District Judge, Beryl Howell, has given Donald Trump-appointed attorney, Jeanine Pirro, four additional days to release alleged drug-trafficking records relating to Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

RadarrNews reports that the development was disclosed on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, by Dr. Von Batten-Montague-York in a post on X. Judge Howell reportedly noted that the case had been pending for more than three years.
Pirro had earlier requested an additional 10 days to comply with the order concerning records held by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). However, Judge Howell granted only four additional days and set August 21, 2026, as the deadline for compliance.
Von Batten described the development as a renewed effort by Pirro and the DOJ to release the records, insisting that the documents should now be made public.
“We deeply appreciate US Attorney Pirro and the DOJ’s renewed motivation to release these documents, and we agree with Judge Howell. This case has been pending for three years. The time to release the Tinubu drug-trafficking files is now,” he wrote.
He further argued that the strategic interests of the United States with Nigeria should not prevent the release of the records.
“As President Trump has indicated, our shared interests with Nigeria do not mean supporting an alleged drug trafficker,” he added.