Trump Says His Legal professionals Have Met With Prosecutors Forward of Potential 2020 Election Indictment
Trump Says His Legal professionals Have Met With Prosecutors Forward of Potential 2020 Election Indictment
Former President Donald Trump speaks throughout a rally, July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Picture/Charlie Riedel, File)
By Eric Tucker
Trump himself confirmed the assembly in a publish on his Fact Social community, writing, “My attorneys had a productive assembly with the DOJ this morning, explaining intimately that I did nothing unsuitable, was suggested by many attorneys, and that an Indictment of me would solely additional destroy our Nation.”
He added that “no indication of discover was given throughout the assembly.”
It was not instantly clear what was mentioned on the assembly, although an identical sit-down with attorneys occurred within the days earlier than Trump was indicted final month on fees of illegally retaining categorised paperwork. Thursday’s assembly included Trump lawyer John Lauro, mentioned the individual aware of the case, who spoke to The Related Press on the situation of anonymity to explain a non-public gathering. Lauro mentioned in a tv interview final week that his consumer had carried out “nothing unsuitable.”
The standing of the secretive grand jury proceedings remained unclear Thursday regardless of constructing hypothesis {that a} legal case could possibly be close to. By late within the afternoon, no indictment had been introduced, and it was not clear if one could be by the top of the day. In an indication of heightened expectations, law enforcement officials have been photographed gathered exterior the courthouse.
A spokesman for Smith declined to touch upon Thursday’s assembly. Lauro, Trump’s lawyer, did not instantly reply to a message searching for remark.
