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Trump Just Announced He Is a "Target" in the January 6 Investigation! [1]

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Date: 2023-07-18

I have no further information on this, but just heard on CNN that Trump issued a statement that he is a target in the January 6 investigation. Evidently he received a target letter on Sunday (?). Will followup when I learn more, but wanted to get this out.

Update 1: Here is Trump’s statement:

Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden’s 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.

Update 2: The New York Times now reports that a “person close to Trump” has confirmed that Trump received the target letter.

Update 3: Kevin McCarthy, Republican House Speaker, just said that this happened because Trump recently polled better than Biden, and this is just another example of the weaponization of the DOJ.

Update4: More reactions come in. Nikki Hailey: This is why we need a new generation. We can’t just keep on dealing with these lawsuits. Asa Hutchinson: This should be disqualifying. Anyone who loves the country should suspend his campaign.

Update 5: Here’s a link to Trump’s full statement where he whines some more about how unfair and corrupt the world is, if you can stand going to his failing twitter ripoff, Truth Social. If you’d prefer not to, you’re not missing much.

Statement

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