Struggling Donald Trump 'told to expect another indictment' very soon
Donald Trump's legal team is scheduled to meet with special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday in the face of another potential federal indictment.
Attorneys representing Donald Trump are holding the meeting in a last-ditch bid to head off a third criminal indictment for the twice-impeached, already twice-indicted former president as he continues to campaign for a return to the White House in the 2024 election.
Earlier this month, Trump received a letter from Smith indicating that he is a target of the investigation. It is unclear exactly what the meeting will discuss, however it involves Trump's involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
It is understood That Trump is facing the possibility of charges under three federal criminal statutes: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, deprivation of rights under colour of law, and witness tampering.
Trump told to ‘expect’ indictment after lawyers meet special counsel (Getty)Journalist Tom Winter tweeted: "Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and John Lauro are meeting with the Special Counsel’s Office and have been told to expect another indictment against former President Donald Trump, two people with direct knowledge of the matter tell."
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The grand jury is anticipated to make a decision on potential charges against Mr. Trump, with the vote expected to take place as early as Thursday. Mr. Trump's legal team has been informed to be prepared for the likelihood of the grand jury approving charges against him.
As the possibility of an impending indictment looms, Mr. Trump has launched an offensive against his political adversaries and Mr. Smith. He took to social media, posting a video urging Congress to intervene and provide assistance in alleviating the mounting legal challenges he faces.
Mr Trump’s new lawyer in the election investigation, John Lauro, told Fox News on Friday that prosecutors appeared to be accusing Mr Trump of “some kind of effort to obstruct” the January 6, 2021, counting of state electoral votes and “whether or not President Trump intimidated anyone or ballot stuffed”.
He said Mr Trump would not be appearing before a grand jury because “he did absolutely nothing wrong.”
“He’s done nothing criminal,” Mr Lauro said. “And he’s made his case that he was entitled to take these positions as president of the United States. When he saw all these election discrepancies and irregularities going on, he did what any president was required to do because he took an oath to do exactly that.”
Prosecutors in Georgia plan to announce charging decisions within weeks in an investigation into attempts by Mr Trump and his allies to subvert the vote there (zz/Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx)Mr Trump is also set to face a federal judge in Florida with a trial date set for next May, in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents.
The May 20 2024 date is a compromise between a request from prosecutors to set the trial for this December and a request from defence lawyers to schedule it after the 2024 presidential election.
If the date holds, it would follow close on the heels of a separate New York trial for Mr Trump on dozens of state charges of falsifying business records.
It also means the trial will not start until deep into the presidential nominating calendar and probably well after the Republican nominee is clear – though before that person is officially nominated at the Republican National Convention.
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