The legal storm over Donald Trump does not subside. Federal prosecutors have notified the former US president that he is the subject of a criminal investigation: the notification, it is explained, is the clearest sign that special prosecutor Jack Smith is about to indict the tycoon. Smith, as reported by Politico, is overseeing Trump’s investigation related to his handling of top secret documents found in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. The notification sent to Trump shifts Special Counsel Smith’s investigation directly to the actions of the former American president and not just to those of his team. According to sources, Trump’s legal team met with Justice Department officials on Monday, including Smith. Notification to Trump is a strong signal that an indictment may follow, but it is possible that the recipient will not be charged. However, once informed, the former president has the opportunity to present evidence or testify before the grand jury.
And Trump didn’t take it all well. “Nobody told me I was indicted and I shouldn’t have been because I did nothing wrong, but I’ve known for years that I’m a ‘target’ of the Department of Justice and the FBI. They want to distort the 2024 elections”, says the businessman with a post published on his social network Truth. The former US president wrote the word ‘target’ in capital letters, the same term that would have been used by federal prosecutors in the notification. The story of the secret documents transferred to his residence in Mar-a-Lago is expected to explode in the coming days.
Source: IL Tempo
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