General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums*****BREAKING NEWS*****Trump Says He's a Target in Special Counsel's Investigation Into Jan. 6
Former President Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday that he recently received a so-called target letter from the special counsel Jack Smith in connection with the criminal investigation into his efforts to hold onto power after he lost the 2020 election, a sign that he is likely to be indicted in the case.
It would be the second time Mr. Smith has notified Mr. Trump that he is a target in a federal investigation. The first, in June, was in connection to the investigation into Mr. Trumps handling of national defense material after he left office and his alleged obstruction of efforts to retrieve it.
Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Bidens DOJ, sent a letter (again, it was Sunday night!) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation, and giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment, Mr. Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, after a news inquiry into whether he had been told he is a target.
A person close to Mr. Trump confirmed he had received the letter.
It is not clear what specific aspect of Mr. Smiths investigation into the efforts to obstruct the transfer of power that Mr. Trump may be indicted in.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/18/us/trump-jan-6-letter#trump-jan-6-letter
Botany
(77,324 posts)A person close to Mr. Trump confirmed he had received the letter.
MLAA
(19,745 posts)kittens 😬
Botany
(77,324 posts).... man who is the biggest crook in America's history as the face of the party good let 'em. Looking
forward to see him from campaign from his jail cell.
MLAA
(19,745 posts)ever again. Okay, lets go with both! A few months of campaigning from prison and then silence!
Botany
(77,324 posts)... him again. I hope Jack Smith goes no bail on him and holds him as a flight and national security risk.
I see Trump trying to flee America because he knows he is guilty of tons of shit.
MLAA
(19,745 posts)However, on the documents case he was released on his on recognizance while Reality Winner, with one document, was immediately taken into custody with no bail allowed. Fingers crossed.
Botany
(77,324 posts).... she was trying warn America about who Trump really was.
Trump is well beyond what Reality Winner did and more in line with the Rosenbergs (executed) and
former FBI agent Robert Hanssen (died in federal super max doing 15 life terms). He sold out America
to a man who is right now conducting a war on America with his misinformation campaigns and that would
be Vlad Putin.
MLAA
(19,745 posts)the Jan 6 case. Maybe it was all planned by SC Smith not to push hard at the docs arraignment and go all in lock him up at the Jan 6 indictment. Possible?
Botany
(77,324 posts)They are not coming just to play.


James will shut down all of the Trump Organization's businesses in N.Y. State and take a 1/4 billion $s
of their money and Fani is going to go all RICO on Donny for the shit he tried to pull off in Georgia.
Progressive dog
(7,604 posts)Justice is coming for Trump.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)kentuck
(115,407 posts)Does that mean he will be indicted on Thursday?
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)Yes, indictments are ready for Grand Jury to vote on, but those votes have to be logged, and those not passed have to be dropped from documents, etc.
Then everything has to be given final double checks by multiple layers and signed off at multiple levels: probably prosecutor managing the GJ, Smith, and Garland. Garland can't cause indictments to happen, but he can veto any that Smith requests. Probably would not need to veto any.
(My understanding. I am not a lawyer)
getagrip_already
(17,802 posts)It was likely an invitation to testify, not a subpoena, if it even mentioned him appearing. So 4 days would just be a pro forma step to closing out the hearings and moving to indict.
Smith wouldnt expect tfg to appear. Tfg would appeal it as a delaying tactic if it were a subpoena and Smith doesn't need his testimony. He already has hours of speeches, and recordings, and reams of social media posts.
The orange shitgibbon is just grifting.
Beachnutt
(8,910 posts)at the grand jury then what ?
And what court will handle this case ?
Beastly Boy
(13,283 posts)mobeau69
(12,374 posts)Marius25
(3,213 posts)He's not required to, but this does mean he's getting indicted again.
Fiendish Thingy
(23,240 posts)RainCaster
(13,721 posts)Really, this means nothing.
Let me know when he has to report to prison. Then I will smile.
Marius25
(3,213 posts)Last time he was told he was a target in the docs case, he was indicted in about 3 weeks.
Fiendish Thingy
(23,240 posts)Who else got target letters, and especially, who didnt.
Mark Meadows?
OneGrassRoot
(23,953 posts)whatever the correct terminology is, on the same day, minus anyone they're still trying to flip?
LetMyPeopleVote
(179,870 posts)Cha
(319,086 posts)DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)After not one, but two impeachments, Mueller, Garland, etc etc, I will sit back and see if he can again slime his way out of anything and everything and walk away like he has made his life's history.........
rubbersole
(11,223 posts)...all these mean people saying you are the worst traitor in American history. Get your team together and head up to DC. Show them your NFT cards and all the other evidence that shows your innocence.
Rot in hell you POS.
FakeNoose
(41,637 posts)
Karma Day is coming for Donald Chump ....
davepdx
(228 posts)mchill
(1,188 posts)Will he use the Florida trial to delay the DC trial? Thinking he might think jury nullification a greater chance in Florida. The trial in DC will likely proceed faster with fair judge and jury.
agingdem
(8,851 posts)enablers are peeing their pants..
AllyCat
(18,846 posts)Leave him there until trial.
republianmushroom
(22,326 posts)Nail the orange A-O.
Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)
Name removed Message auto-removed
elleng
(141,926 posts)Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)
elleng This message was self-deleted by its author.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Mkay?