Lee Heidhues 6.7.2023
Is ex-Prez Donald Trump about to be indicted, again? This time in Federal Court.
The investigation being led by Hague War Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Jack Smith.
The Feds only indict when the Case is solid. And Jack Smith is a tough guy. Having prosecuted War Crimes before taking the Trump criminal portfolio.
Excerpted from The New York Times 6.7.2023
Federal prosecutors have informed the legal team for former President Donald J. Trump that he is a target of their investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left office, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The notification to Mr. Trump’s team by prosecutors from the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, was the clearest signal yet that the former president is likely to face charges in the investigation.
It remained unclear when Mr. Trump’s team was told that he was a target of the special counsel’s inquiry, but the notice suggested that prosecutors working for Mr. Smith had largely completed their investigation and were moving toward bringing an indictment.
In court papers last year, prosecutors indicated that they were scrutinizing whether Mr. Trump had broken laws governing the handling of national security documents and whether he had obstructed government efforts to retrieve them.
On May 7, 2018, Jack Smith was named to a four-year term as chief prosecutor for the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, investigating war crimes committed in the Kosovo War,[8][9][13] including the case of Salih Mustafa.[16] He took up the post on September 11, 2018, and was appointed to a second term on May 8, 2022.[8]
On November 18, 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into Donald Trump‘s actions regarding the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and Trump’s handling and storage of government records, including classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.[9][12][17][18] He worked initially from the Netherlands while recovering from a fractured leg which was injured when he was struck by a scooter while cycling.[3] Smith has since returned to the United States.[19]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Smith_(lawyer)
Top photo – Federal prosecutor Jack Smith.
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