Donald Trump says he expects imminent Capitol riot indictment
The former US president stated on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday that he acquired the letter informing him on Sunday evening.
A letter in these circumstances can precede an indictment and is used to advise people that prosecutors have proof linking them to a criminal offense.
The former president acquired one forward of being charged final month in a separate investigation into the alleged mishandling of labeled paperwork.
A spokesman for particular counsel Jack Smith, whose workplace is main the investigation, declined to remark.
In the publish, Trump wrote that Smith “sent a letter (again, it was Sunday night!) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation.
“They have now effectively indicted me three times…. with a probably fourth coming from Atlanta”, and added in capital letters: “This witch hunt is all about election interference and a complete and total (political) weaponisation of law enforcement!”
Mr Trump’s point out of Atlanta seems to seek advice from prosecutors in Georgia who’re conducting a separate investigation into alleged makes an attempt by the previous president to reverse his election loss in that state.
Mr Smith has been ordered by the US Attorney General Merrick Harland to look at the previous presdient’s position within the 6 January assault on the Capitol and his mishandling of presidency data.
Mr Trump, the frontrunner for the Republic nomination within the 2024 presidential election, was indicted final month on 37 felony counts accusing him of illegally preserving lots of of labeled paperwork at his Florida property, Mar-a-Lago.
He pleaded not responsible.