Washington, United States:
US prosecutors have told Donald Trump’s lawyers that he is the target of an investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving the presidency, in a sign he could be indicted, US media reported on Wednesday night.
The notice came from the office of special counsel Jack Smith, The New York Times, CNN and other new outlets said, and provides a clear indication that prosecutors are moving closer to charging the former president, who has already been charged in a separate case. Has gone ,
The Times, citing “two people familiar with the matter”, said it was unclear when Trump’s team was told he was a target.
A special counsel designated by Attorney General Merrick Garland is looking into a cache of classified documents that Trump stored at his Mar-a-Lago residence after leaving the White House.
Trump could face obstruction of justice charges after the FBI took nearly 11,000 papers after serving a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago in August, and after spending months resisting efforts to recover the trove .
Responding to the media reports, Trump posted on the Truth social network on Wednesday, “Nobody told me I’m being accused and I shouldn’t because I’ve done nothing wrong.”
On Monday, US media also reported that Trump’s attorneys John Rowley, James Trusty and Lindsey Halligan met with Justice Department lawyers – they were seen by reporters visiting the DOJ building in Washington, but did not comment.
The Washington Post reported at the time that Trump’s attorneys had come to make their stand that their client should not face any charges.
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