“Federal prosecutors formally informed Donald Trump’s lawyers last week that the former U.S. president is a target of the criminal investigation examining his retention of national security materials at his Mar-a-Lago resort and obstruction of justice,” The Guardianreports.
Trump responds on Truth Social: “No one has told me I’m being indicted, and I shouldn’t be because I’ve done NOTHING wrong, but I have assumed for years that I am a Target…”
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Federal prosecutors have notified former President Donald Trump in a letter that he is the target of a criminal investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
That notification is the clearest signal yet that special counsel Jack Smith is on the verge of a charging decision in his probe of the former president. Trump is under investigation for concealing reams of classified documents at his private estate and orchestrating a scheme to prevent federal authorities from finding them.
A spokesperson for Smith’s office declined to comment….
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The recent moves have signaled that Smith’s probe was nearing a likely charging decision, which now appears days, if not hours, away. The letter to Trump is yet another indication. The Justice Department manual provides that prosecutors may send a “target letter” to those who are likely to be charged in connection with a grand jury probe, giving them an opportunity to testify before an indictment comes down.
Prosecutors consider a target a person for whom there is “substantial evidence linking him or her to the commission of a crime and who, in the judgment of the prosecutor, is a putative defendant.”…..
Mike Pence says no one is “above the law.”
But indicting Trump would send the “wrong message.”
Translation?
Trump is above the law.
Pure political BS….
Trump HAS BEEN indicted AND Arrested…..
Gonna be MORE of THAT….