Donald Trump’s legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility that a federal grand jury will vote imminently on charges against the former president, according to three sources familiar with the thinking of his inner circle.
Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and John Lauro were meeting in Washington with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's office Thursday morning, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the situation. Members of the grand jury hearing evidence in the case were seen arriving at the federal courthouse earlier in the morning.
Smith has been investigating potential interference in the 2020 election and attempts to interrupt the peaceful transition of power, including during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump supporters, as well as other matters, such as Trump’s handling of classified documents.
Trump said on July 18 on his social media platform that he was notified that he is a target in the investigation.
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The target letter mentioned three federal statutes related to the deprivation of rights, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and tampering with a witness, two attorneys with direct knowledge of the document have said.
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