Former President Donald Trump released a statement on his social media site TruthSocial.com on Monday, saying the Department of Justice sent him a letter stating he is a target of the Jan. 6, [2021] grand jury investigation, and that he must report to the grand jury.
“Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden’s DOJ, sent a letter… 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,” Trump wrote.
January 6 refers to the protest at the U.S. Capitol on that day in 2021, when the results of the election were being certified by the Senate. Protesters swarmed into the Capitol and disrupted the proceedings, and some of them were unruly. Several still are in jail for their participation in what became a spectacle that continues to divide Americans to this day.
In his statement, Trump called the letter from the Justice Department a witch-hunt and election interference, since his is leading all others in the polls for the 2024 election.
If indicted, it would be the third time for Trump. He was indicted by the Department of Justice on 37 charges relating to alleged mishandling of classified documents, which were found at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after he left office. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
He was also indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for allegedly taking part in paying $130,000 in hush money to former porn star Stormy Daniels, a payment made by his former attorney, Michael Cohen.
