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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Trump says he received target letter in federal January 6 investigation

Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, on 13 June.
Donald Trump said his attorneys handed him the letter as he was having dinner on Sunday night. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

A new indictment for Donald Trump could be imminent after the former US president announced on Tuesday morning he had received a letter from special prosecutor Jack Smith identifying him as a “target” in the justice department’s investigation into the January 6 insurrection.

Trump, who is already facing criminal charges in Florida for illegally hoarding classified documents from his presidency, and prosecution in New York for a hush-money payment to an adult movie star, said his attorneys handed him the letter as he was having dinner on Sunday night.

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