Donald Trump’s lawyers are meeting with Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday ahead of a potential indictment in the Justice Department’s investigation into the effort to overturn the 2020 election.
’s team on Thursday ahead of a potential indictment in the Justice Department’s investigation into the effort to overturn the 2020 election.
The meeting comes as the grand jury hearing evidence in the case has reportedly convened at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., a sign that a vote on whether to indict the former president could be imminent. Smith’s office sent Trump a letter last week informing him that he is a target of the investigation, another precursor to a potential indictment.that the letter listed the federal statutes under which Trump is expected to be charged, including 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.
The Justice Department has already indicted Trump once, slapping him with criminal charges last month related to his handling of classified material after leaving the White House. The former president’s lawyers days before that indictment was filed in an effort to convince the Justice Department to reconsider. It’s unclear whether his lawyers are meeting with Smith on Thursday for the same purpose.
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