Former President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that he is anticipating another potential criminal indictment, this time related to the special counsel probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that “Deranged Jack Smith,” the special prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, sent his attorneys a letter saying he is “a TARGET” of the investigation and has “a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment.”
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Smith is already prosecuting Trump on dozens of counts for allegedly conspiring to squirrel away classified government documents after departing the White House.
But his criminal investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election has yet to yield charges. Trump’s statement suggests that may be about to change.
Trump’s attorneys delivered the “HORRIFYING NEWS,” as the ex-president put it, on Sunday evening.
Dozens of witnesses have reportedly provided testimony in connection to the federal Jan. 6 probe, including people who were once close to the ex-president, such as former Vice President Mike Pence, former Trump campaign attorney Rudy Giuliani and former aide Stephen Miller.
It is not clear what charges Smith may pursue against Trump in relation to the Capitol attack. He may focus on the former president’s efforts to create illegitimate slates of electors in swing states to sway the 2020 election in his favor.
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At least two such “fake electors” have testified in Smith’s Jan. 6 probe, according to NBC News.
In late March, Trump was indicted on 34 state-level charges in New York related to hush-money payments made in 2016 to porn actor Stormy Daniels.
Around two months later, he was indicted on 37 federal-level charges in relation to the classified documents — many allegedly containing highly sensitive national security information — that he improperly took from the White House after his presidency.
In Georgia, the Fulton County district attorney is investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results by “finding” additional Trump votes. That investigation is still ongoing.
