Former United States President and Republican party member Donald Trump may be soon charged by US prosecutors as the former president has informed that he has received a letter which says that he is a target of the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. US 2020 elections, which brought democrat Joseph Biden to power as the President of the United States, also brought chaos in the White House, when then incumbent President of US< Donald Trump refused to accept the elections results, and his loyal followers tress-passed and vanadalised the mansion on capitol hill. New federal charges, on top of existing state and federal counts in New York and Florida and a separate election-interference investigation nearing conclusion in Georgia, would add to the list of legal problems for Trump as he pursues the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump disclosed the existence of a target letter in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying he received it Sunday night and that he anticipates being indicted.
Such a letter often precedes an indictment and is used to advise individuals under investigation that prosecutors have gathered evidence linking them to a crime; Trump, for instance, received one soon before being charged last month in a separate investigation into the illegal retention of classified documents. Legal experts have said potential charges could include conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding, in this case Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
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