Trump braces for an impending indictment as he announces he’s officially a target in the investigation Jan. 6: The former president says he expects to be arrested again and calls out ‘confused’ Jack Smith
Trump reveals he has received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith investigating efforts by Trump and his associates to overturn the election Trump claims he has four days to respond and faces ‘arrest and charges’
Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday that he received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith regarding the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 investigation.
On his Truth social account, Trump claimed he faced ‘arrest and charges’ and was given just four days to respond.
‘Joe Biden’s DOJ prosecutor, demented Jack Smith, sent a letter (again, it was Sunday night!) stating that I was a target of a grand jury investigation on January 6th, and gave me a scant 4 days to report. Grand juries, which almost always mean arrests and indictments,’ the former president wrote.
Smith is leading the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Donald Trump has revealed that he received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith
Smith, as part of his investigation, examined testimony and documents related to fundraisers, Trump rallies before the Jan. 6 uprising at the Capitol, and communications between Trump aides and election officials in battleground states.
In December, Smith subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking them to contact or engage with a list of Trump, his 2020 campaign aides and allies involved in trying to overturn the election results.
It’s unclear what aspect of Smith’s investigation Trump could be charged with.
Trump repeated his claims in his statement that he is a ‘witch hunt’ and the victim of a weaponized federal government.
Special counsel Jack Smith has already charged Trump with 37 felony counts of illegally keeping classified records at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump was indicted last month on 37 criminal charges for illegally keeping classified records at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and refusing government demands to return them. Both Trump and his aide, Walt Nauta, who was also indicted, have pleaded not guilty.
A hearing on Trump’s secret documents criminal case is scheduled for Tuesday in federal court in Florida.
Trump’s attorneys have asked that any trial in the case be held after the 2024 election. Trump is leading in polls for the Republican presidential nomination. Smith’s prosecutors opposed that bid.
The former president is under criminal investigation by a Georgia state attorney for trying to get election officials there to reverse his loss to Joe Biden in that state.