Smith declined to comment Tuesday when asked by CNN about the target letter and whether his office is preparing to indict the former president. Trump’s attorneys, including Todd Blanche, received the target letter from Smith’s team Sunday informing them that their client could face charges in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with what happened tell CNN.Ī target letter from federal prosecutors to Trump makes clear that prosecutors are focused on the former president’s actions in the investigation into overturning the 2020 election -and not just on those around him who tried to stop his election loss. “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden’s DOJ, sent a letter (again, it was Sunday night!) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation, and giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Follow the latest US political news here – or scroll through the updates below for news on the special counsel's investigation. In a hearing Tuesday, the judge overseeing the documents case told prosecutors that a mid-December trial date would be too soon. Trump has already been indicted twice this year, in a New York hush money case and in Smith's probe into Trump's mishandling of classified documents.The move is a sign Trump may soon be charged again. A target letter from federal prosecutors to Trump makes clear they are focused on Trump’s actions in the probe - and not just on those around him who tried to stop his election loss.Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday in a social media post that he’s been informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is a target of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack at the US Capitol.
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