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Politics
Igor Derysh

Trump fumes: "How can DOJ charge me?"

Former President Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social Monday as his lawyers met with special counsel Jack Smith in an attempt to avert a possible indictment.

Trump attorneys James Trusty, Lindsey Halligan and John Rowley met with Smith and DOJ officials for about two hours on Monday as they made their case that the government should not criminally charge the former president, according to The Washington Post. The lawyers raised allegations of prosecutorial misconduct at the meeting, according to CNN. Two Trump advisers told the Post they are preparing for a potential indictment in the coming weeks and that the meeting did not change their expectations.

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