Trump's Third Indictment Could Be Coming
Donald Trump has just posted that he has received a "target letter" from Special Counsel Jack Smith, involving the January 6 investigation, and that he expects to be indicted soon.
Donald Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social platform today, stating that he received a “target letter” from Special Counsel Jack Smith on Sunday evening, and he expects to be indicted. Trump claims that Smith gave him a “very short four days” to report to the grand jury investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection. You can read the entire statement here:
Trump also posted the following unhinged statement on his site, again erroneously citing “prosecutorial misconduct” on behalf of Jack Smith, as well as his comments on his opponent in the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election:
Such a letter “almost always means an arrest and indictment,” said Trump in his rant, who has already been criminally indicted twice in recent months. Trump claims that the letter is clearly a prosecutors’ typical precursor to an indictment, which is not always the case and it is rare for targets of grand jury investigations to actually speak to the grand jury. According to the statement, Smith has offered Trump a chance to speak to the grand jury, which meets at the federal courthouse in Washington D.C., later this week.
It’s worth noting that Donald Trump has declined to speak to the other grand juries in the two other criminal cases in which he’s been charged so far. Below is a link to a previous SHERO article that recaps of all of Donald Trump’s legal cases that are currently ongoing:
Trump's Many Legal Worries
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (MIAMI) Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities at the federal courthouse in Miami just before 2 pm/ET on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. He arrived with his personal valet and co-defendant, Walt Nauta, who was not able to file a plea with the court at that time because he has yet to obtain legal counsel.
Amee Vanderpool writes the SHERO Newsletter, is an attorney, published author, contributor to newspapers and magazines, and an analyst for BBC radio. She can be reached at avanderpool@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter @girlsreallyrule.
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The problem is, his followers believe every word.
Unfortunately the process of investigation has taken twice as long as it should have, allowing Trump to clinch his party's nomination in effect if not in fact, and to make possible postponement of his trials until after the election, enabling him to terminate the proceedings or pardon himself should he win. Hell, the Georgia election interference case, a prima facia slam dunk, is . . . where? No cause for optimism in these news.