BREAKING: DOJ Tells Trump He Will ‘Likely’ Be Indicted Next Week; Here’s What We Know

Multiple sources have revealed that federal prosecutors have informed Donald Trump that he is currently being targeted as a criminal and is highly likely to face imminent indictment.

The investigation revolves around alleged mishandling of classified documents. Notably, the Justice Department has chosen not to postpone filing charges to allow for a thorough examination of the witness tampering allegations put forth by Trump’s legal team.

Insiders familiar with the matter have informed Just the News that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has chosen not to postpone the forthcoming indictment of Donald Trump, despite allegations that a senior prosecutor involved in the case attempted to sway a crucial witness by discussing a potential federal judgeship with the witness’s attorney.

Trump would be charged with “gathering, transmitting or losing” national defense documents if officially indicted, the Post Millennial reports.

These specific allegations are currently under review in a sealed case presided over by Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, who has jurisdiction over the federal court in Washington, D.C., and the grand juries convened within that courthouse. According to the sources, Special Counsel Jack Smith has been diligently preparing a historic federal indictment against the 45th president, which could be presented to a federal grand jury as early as this week.

Trump’s legal team has reportedly been building their defense strategy for an extended period, following extensive legal research in anticipation of potential charges. The legal counsel for the 2024 presidential hopeful is ready to put forth the argument that, during his tenure as president, Trump had the Constitutional authority to declassify documents and retain them after his term concluded.

“How can the Department of Justice possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong, when no other presidents were charged?” Trump wrote on Monday.

The central focus of the investigation is the discovery of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida residence, in August 2022. The Special Counsel is also probing potential obstruction of attempts to recover these records.

Trump’s attorneys have been steadfast in their assertion that the former President is being treated unfairly. While grand jury proceedings have slowed down, indicating a possible wind-down of the investigation, sources have suggested that a charging decision could be forthcoming.

On Monday morning, attorneys for the former President were seen entering the Justice Department, marking a critical juncture in the ongoing investigation led by Special Counsel Jack Smith. The investigation into his classified documents held at his Mar-a-Lago home has been heating up over the last couple of weeks.

Trump’s legal team, comprised of John Rowley, James Trusty, and Lindsey Halligan, remained at the Justice Department for almost two hours, sparking speculation about the nature of their discussions and the direction of the investigation into the former President’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.

All three are extremely experienced lawyers. Rowley and Trusty are both former federal prosecutors with a focus on white-collar crime, while Halligan, a partner in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale East offices of the Property Group, has handled cases involving various types of property claims. All three have gained significant attention for their involvement in the legal proceedings surrounding Trump.

WATCH:

Sources tell @CBSNews that Trump’s lawyers are expected to raise concerns about how prosecutors have handled atty-client questions during the grand jury but there is no sign the special counsel is going to waver from how he and his team have handled the crime-fraud exception…

— Robert Costa (@costareports) June 5, 2023

Before a scheduled visit by the FBI and a federal prosecutor to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in June 2022, Trump’s staff moved boxes, the contents of which are unclear. This movement of the boxes was reportedly preceded by a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the visit. In August of the same year, the FBI arrived unannounced at Mar-a-Lago with a search warrant and retrieved allegedly classified documents. Trump was not informed about this August search, which he has repeatedly referred to as a “raid”.