{"id":1984089,"date":"2023-07-27T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-told-to-expect-indictment-over-jan-6\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T16:41:51","slug":"trump-lawyers-told-to-expect-indictment-over-jan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-told-to-expect-indictment-over-jan-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s lawyers anticipate indictment for Jan. 6 incident."},"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\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-lawyers-told-to-expect-indictment-over-jan-6%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=1984089&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--><div>\n<h2>Trump&#8217;s Attorneys Expect Indictment in Federal Investigation<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Donald <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span>&#8216;s \u2064attorneys have been told to expect an indictment against the former \u200dU.S. president from\u200b a\u200d federal investigation into efforts\u2063 to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat, \u2064NBC News reported\u200b on Thursday, citing unidentified sources.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report did not say\u200d when to expect \u2063the indictment.<\/p>\n<h3>Investigation into Trump&#8217;s Actions<\/h3>\n<p>Special Counsel Jack\u2063 Smith is investigating actions by <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span>, the front-runner for\u200c the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, to try to reverse his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have testified that during his final months in office, <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span> pressured them with false claims\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">widespread voter fraud<\/a>. His supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in a Jan. 6, 2021, bid to stop Congress from certifying Biden&#8217;s win.<\/p>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span> said on July 18 he had received a letter from Smith stating that he was a \u200ctarget of\u200c the probe.<\/p>\n<p>Several U.S. \u2064news outlets\u2062 reported <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span>&#8216;s lawyers had arrived at a Justice Department building and were meeting with officials in Smith&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>It is not\u200b uncommon for defense attorneys to meet with federal prosecutors before an indictment.<\/p>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span> is already the \u2064first former U.S. president \u200bto\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/belarusian-authorities-raid-homes-and-offices-of-journalists-and-activists\/\" title=\"Belarusian Authorities Raid Homes And Offices Of Journalists And Activists\">face criminal charges<\/a>, which\u2063 he \u2064has sought to \u2062portray as a politically\u200c motivated witch hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Any indictment in the election case would represent a second round of federal charges from Smith, who was appointed in November by U.S. Attorney General \u2062Merrick Garland.<\/p>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span>&#8216;s attorneys previously met with officials at the Justice Department, including Smith, before a grand jury in Miami indicted\u2063 <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span> in \u200cJune.<\/p>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span> pleaded \u200cnot guilty in Miami to a 37-count indictment charging him with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-told-to-expect-indictment-over-jan-6\/\" title=\"Trump's lawyers anticipate indictment for Jan. 6 incident.\">unlawfully retaining classified government documents<\/a> after leaving office in \u20622021 and obstructing justice. Prosecutors accused him\u2062 of\u2062 risking some of the most sensitive U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patrick-buchanan-how-when-do-we-come-together-again\/\" title=\"Patrick Buchanan: How, When, Do We Come Together Again?\">national security secrets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first charges brought against <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span> came in March \u2063when a grand jury convened \u2062by Manhattan&#8217;s district attorney\u2062 indicted him. <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span> in \u200dApril pleaded not \u2064guilty to a 34 charges accusing him of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> concerning a payment \u2064to porn star Stormy Daniels to \u2063buy her silence\u200c before\u200c the 2016 election about a sexual encounter she said she had with\u200b him.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Presidential Ambitions<\/h3>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Trump<\/span>, 77, leads a crowded field of Republican presidential candidates as he seeks a rematch with Biden, 80,\u2062 next year.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Sarah N. \u2062Lynch and Jacqueline Thomsen; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Howard Goller)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s lawyers have reportedly been informed of a potential indictment in the federal investigation into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The timing of the indictment remains unknown. Special Counsel Jack Smith is examining Trump&#8217;s actions in this matter. 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