Grand jury members are arriving at the courthouse
Members of the federal grand jury hearing evidence and testimony in Smith’s investigation into 2020 election interference and efforts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power have started to arrive at the courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Multiple members have been seen in the courthouse cafeteria and heading up to the grand jury area on the third floor.
Special counsel examines 2020 meeting during which Trump was briefed on U.S. election system’s integrity
The special counsel’s office has inquired about a White House briefing Feb. 14, 2020, at which federal officials assured Trump of the security and integrity of the U.S. election system, people familiar with the matter said.
Three sources said the special counsel’s office interviewed them about the White House meeting with Trump. Two of the sources were at the meeting.
In the briefing, officials from multiple agencies — including the FBI, the national intelligence director’s office and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — laid out why it’s extraordinarily difficult for hacking or fraud to change the results of a U.S. election.
Trump teams prepare for possible Thursday grand jury vote
Trump’s legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility that the federal grand jury will vote on charges against the former president as early as Thursday, according to three sources familiar with the thinking of his inner circle.
Trump said July 18 on his social media platform that he was notified that he is a target in an investigation into the Jan. 6 riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The target letter mentioned three federal statutes related to the deprivation of rights, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and tampering with a witness, two attorneys with direct knowledge of the document have said.