Washington: Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is a target of a grand jury probe into the case pertaining to efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat, reported Reuters.
Trump said he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he is a target of the grand jury investigation. As per Reuters, a letter would represent the clearest sign to date that Trump may face federal criminal charges around his efforts to remain in power after losing the election to Joe Biden.
Trump is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the report added. As per Reuters, several officials have testified that during his final months in office, Trump pressured them with false claims of widespread voter fraud. His supporters attacked the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021 in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying Biden’s win.
“Smith sent a letter (again, it was Sunday night!) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media site, as quoted by Reuters.
In his post, Trump said Smith’s office had given him “a very short 4 days” to appear before the grand jury in the probe, the report added.
Trump has been facing a series of legal investigations. In addition to the charges in the classified documents case, Trump is accused of falsifying business records concerning a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence before the 2016 election about a sexual encounter she has confirmed but he denies.
