{"id":1976098,"date":"2023-07-18T11:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-investigation-what-is-a-target-letter-and-what-comes-next-in-jan-6-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:26:00","slug":"donald-trump-investigation-what-is-a-target-letter-and-what-comes-next-in-jan-6-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-investigation-what-is-a-target-letter-and-what-comes-next-in-jan-6-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a target letter and what&#8217;s next in the Jan. 6 investigation of Donald Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-investigation-what-is-a-target-letter-and-what-comes-next-in-jan-6-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976098&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President\u200b Donald \u2062Trump Receives Target Letter \u200din Capitol Riot Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Former President\u2064 Donald\u2063 Trump has\u200b made a \u2064stunning\u200b revelation, stating that \u200bhe has received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lead-investigator-comes-forward-says-bidens-blm-nominee-was-extremely-anti-government-and-actively-involved-in-1989-eco-terrorism-incident\/\" title=\"Lead Investigator Comes Forward, Says Biden\u2019s BLM Nominee Was \u2018Extremely Anti-Government\u2019 And Actively Involved In 1989 Eco-Terrorism Incident\">target letter<\/a> in connection \u2062with the investigation \u2064into \u2062the Capitol riot\u2063 on\u2063 January\u200b 6, 2021.\u2062 This\u2064 announcement\u2063 has sparked \u200dnumerous questions about \u2064what \u2062this \u2064means for \u2062Trump\u200d and \u200cthe ongoing investigation \u2063led by special \u200bcounsel Jack Smith.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u200b is a\u200b Target\u200c Letter?<\/h3>\n<p>A\u200b target\u2062 letter\u2064 is a significant \u2063communication\u2064 from\u200c the Department\u2063 of Justice or \u200ca federal prosecutor to an\u200c individual, \u2062informing them \u2064that \u2064they are the\u2064 subject \u2063of \u2062an investigation. This letter outlines the\u200b specific crimes\u2064 being\u2062 investigated \u200band \u2063provides instructions on \u2063what \u2064the targeted person\u200c should\u200d do next.<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump, he\u2062 received the\u2062 target\u200c letter on Sunday\u200d night, which\u200d gave him a \u2064mere four\u200d days to\u2063 report\u2063 to\u200b the grand\u200b jury overseeing \u2064the\u2063 Capitol riot\u2064 investigation. He claims \u200cthat \u2062this \u200ctype of letter \u2063typically signifies an \u2063impending arrest \u2063and \u2063indictment.<\/p>\n<h3>Does \u2063a Target\u200b Letter Guarantee\u200c Indictment?<\/h3>\n<p>While \u200breceiving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-investigation-what-is-a-target-letter-and-what-comes-next-in-jan-6-investigation\/\" title=\"What is a target letter and what's next in the Jan. 6 investigation of Donald Trump?\">target letter\u200d strongly suggests<\/a> that \u200ban indictment \u2064is likely, it does not \u200bguarantee \u2064it. \u200cThe \u2063Justice \u2063Department \u2064or\u2063 prosecutors\u200c may later \u2064send a follow-up\u2062 letter indicating\u2062 that \u2062the\u200d person is \u200cno \u200dlonger a target of the \u2062investigation. \u200cTherefore, while Trump&#8217;s receipt \u200cof a target\u200d letter\u2063 raises the \u2062possibility \u200cof an\u200c indictment,\u200d it is\u200b not a definitive \u2062outcome.<\/p>\n<h3>What Comes Next in the Investigation?<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200c next steps in \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-takeaways-from-fbi-director-chris-wrays-testimony\/\" title=\"Key points from FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2019s House Judiciary Testimony\">investigation remain uncertain<\/a>\u200c for Trump. However, \u2062based on the\u200c target letter he received from \u2062Jack\u2064 Smith earlier \u2064this\u200d year, it\u2064 appears that \u200dTrump could face indictment \u200bon charges \u200crelated to\u200c the Capitol riot.\u2062 In fact, \u200breports have circulated that Trump \u2064received \u200da \u2063target\u2063 letter \u2062on June \u200b7 in connection with the mishandling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/game-over-for-jack-smith-attorney-says-trump-can-file-one-motion-that-would-change-everything\/\" title=\"Attorney claims Trump's single motion could alter Jack Smith's 'Game Over' situation.\">classified \u2064documents<\/a>,\u2062 and the\u2062 following\u200c day, \u200dhe \u200bannounced \u2063that\u2064 he had \u200cbeen federally indicted in the\u200b case.<\/p>\n<p>It is important\u2062 to note\u200b that \u200dthere is\u200d no\u2064 specific\u2064 timeline for when \u2062the Justice Department or prosecutors must \u200cindict\u2063 a\u200c target\u200c after\u200c sending a target\u200d letter. Therefore, \u2063the actual indictments \u200bmay still be some \u200ctime away. However,\u2063 given Smith&#8217;s \u2062handling\u2062 of\u200c the \u2063classified documents \u200dinvestigation,\u2062 it is likely that\u200c charges will be\u200d brought forth in the \u2063near \u2063future.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Trump was arraigned\u200b in a Miami, \u2062Florida, courthouse\u2062 on charges related to the \u2063alleged\u200c mishandling\u2064 of\u200b classified\u2064 documents. The developments\u2063 surrounding the \u200cCapitol \u2063riot investigation and \u2063the target \u200dletter he received add another layer of complexity to his legal situation.<\/p>\n<p>For\u200d more information, <a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to visit The\u2063 Washington \u2064Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump revealed that he has been sent a target letter in relation to the Capitol riot investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith. This announcement has raised uncertainties about the implications for Trump in the ongoing probe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1976099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1976098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1976098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1976098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1976098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1976098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}