Trump Formally Notified He’s A Target In Docs Probe

The New York Times reports:

Federal prosecutors have informed the legal team for former President Donald J. Trump that he is a target of their investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left office, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The notification to Mr. Trump’s team by prosecutors from the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, was the clearest signal yet that the former president is likely to face charges in the investigation.

It remained unclear when Mr. Trump’s team was told that he was a target of the special counsel’s inquiry, but the notice suggested that prosecutors working for Mr. Smith had largely completed their investigation and were moving toward bringing an indictment.

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Federal prosecutors told Trump that he was a target of the classified documents inquiry, the clearest sign yet that he could face charges.#ProsecuteTrumphttps://t.co/ZhVecvaV2K

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