EXCLUSIVE: The special counsel's Jan. 6 target letter to Trump mentions conspiracy and tampering.
The letter mentions three federal statutes: Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud the United States; deprivation of rights under color of law; and tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant. It does not offer further details, nor does it detail how the special counsel believes Trump may have violated the statutes, the source tellsThe letter does not mention statutes on sedition or insurrection, according to the source. Trump is the only person named in the letter, the source says.
The source said the statutes listed likely refer to the prosecutor’s interest in charging Trump with obstructing the election certification process, including Trump efforts to pressureA spokesperson for the Special Counsel did not immediately return requests for comment.
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