On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that he had received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith which informed him that he was, in Trump’s words, a “TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury.” That means the former president has been officially notified that he is the target of a federal criminal investigation into his attempts to hold onto power after losing the 2020 presidential election, including his conduct before and during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Though Trump claimed the letter meant he would soon be indicted — for a third time this year — it’s not fully clear when or if that will happen in this case. Below are updates and commentary on this case against Trump as this developing story continues to unfold
That’s not clear. If it’s going to happen, and most legal experts agree it probably will, it could be days or weeks. When Trump was last informed he was the target of an federal grand-jury investigation — over the mishandling of classified documents — he was charged three weeks later. In this case, Trump’s lawyers reportedly received the target letter on July 16.
Special counsel Jack Smith’s target letter to Trump has not been made public, but it reportedly cites three statutes which could be used to prosecute the former president — though there has been no official confirmation on which ones.
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