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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adriana Gomez Licon and Eric Tucker

Trump's classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon

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Donald Trump reveals plan after claiming he would end Ukraine war ‘in 24 hours’

Donald Trump has claimed that he has “effectively” been indicted on charges for a third time – this time over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The former president took to Truth Social on Tuesday morning to claim that he had been informed that he is the “target” of a grand jury investigation by special prosecutor Jack Smith.

“On Sunday night, while I was with my family...HORRIFYING NEWS for our country was given to me by my attorneys,” said Mr Trump. “Deranged Jack Smith...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.”

His announcement comes after he lost a bid to have a separate investigation – the Georgia election interference case – thrown out after the state’s supreme court ruled against him. The ex-president is accused of trying to bully state officials to change the results in the wake of his 2020 defeat, telling them to “find” him enough votes to win the state.

A decision on charges is expected next month.

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