The former president's legal problems increased as federal prosecutors notified the former president that he is the target of an investigation into his handling of classified documents found at the Mar-a-Lago estate.
A source close to the matter told Politico that Trump received a letter from federal prosecutors that the ex-president is the target of an ongoing criminal investigation for his alleged mishandling of secretive documents.
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The letter indicates that special counsel Jack Smith is close to a decision regarding potential charges in his investigation into the former president. The president is being investigated for hiding a significant amount of classified documents at his residence and allegedly orchestrating a plan to hinder federal authorities from uncovering them after he left the White House.
In the Justice Department manual, prosecutors can send a target letter to individuals expected to face charges related to a grand jury investigation. The letter enables them to provide testimony before an indictment is issued. A target is regarded as a person against whom substantial evidence links him or her to the commission of a crime and who, in the judgment of the prosecutor, is a putative defendant. Justice Department spokesman Donald Trump visited the Justice Department on Tuesday to see if there was any conflict between the Trump administration and the Justice Department. The ex-President asked how can the DOJ possibly charge me, while federal prosecutors also got a separate Florida grand jury involved in the classified documents investigation. The involvement of a grand jury in Florida suggests that prosecutors may be considering potential charges within that state.
Trump maintains his innocence, claiming that he had the authority to retain the documents at his residence, despite the fact that he had declassified them before leaving the White House.