Trump’s Lawyers Are Meeting With Special Counsel

ABC News reports:

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have arrived at special counsel Jack Smith’s offices this morning for a meeting as a potential indictment of the former president looms, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.

Trump’s attorneys, John Lauro and Todd Blanche, are expected to meet with Smith’s team following the receipt of a target letter alerting Trump he is a target of the special counsel’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

CNN reports:

Since receiving a letter from Smith indicating he’s a target of the investigation earlier this month, Trump had argued against a meeting between his attorneys and Smith’s team because the former president believed the indictment was already a done deal, two sources familiar with his thinking said.

The grand jury hearing evidence from the special counsel’s probe into efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election is sitting Thursday at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.

CNN spotted jurors and a prosecutor working for Smith entering the courthouse this morning. The grand jury, which normally meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, had not been seen inside the federal courthouse since last week.

BREAKING: Lawyers for Trump have arrived at Jack Smith’s offices for a meeting as potential Jan. 6 indictment looms, sources say. https://t.co/PE0pr1G61B

— ABC News (@ABC) July 27, 2023