Walls get even closer: Trump expects an indictment ‘any day’ on Jan. 6 — as Georgia DA Fani Willis reveals she’s ALSO close to deciding whether he should be indicted
- Trump predicted he would face a grand jury indictment within days
- He again attacked prosecutors as ‘criminals’
- Fulton County DA Fani Willis said she’s ‘ready to go’
Former President Donald Trump predicted he’ll face a grand jury indictment “any day” — on a day when one of his Mar-a-Lago associates was in federal court on another case and let a Georgia prosecutor hinting that her team is “ready to go” on yet another case that could ensnare Trump.
Trump’s post tore up on Special Counsel Jack Smith days after prosecutors pursued a substitute charge in the classified documents case accusing Trump of conspiracy to commit obstruction and other charges.
He has already acknowledged receipt of a ‘target’ letter related to the Jan. 6 case and now says he could soon be charged in that investigation in connection with his efforts to overturn the election.
“I suppose an indictment from the crazed Jack Smith and his highly partisan band of thugs, regarding my ‘peaceful and patriotic speech’, will appear any day, as yet another attempt to cover up all the bad news about bribes. payouts and extortion, emanating from the Biden “camp,” Trump wrote.
Former President Donald Trump again attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith, saying he faces a new indictment ‘every day’
“This seems to be the way they do it. ELECTION OBSTACLE! PROSECUTION MISCONDUCT!’
Trump’s reference to protected speech could reflect investigators’ confidence in his public remarks, which included telling a crowd on Jan. 6 to “fight like hell” before a mob stormed the Capitol.
In another development could be prosecutors to comb Trump’s 2020 statements to “stop the count,” even as the votes were tabulated as evidence related to a new way to impeach him, under a statute that makes it a crime to prevent ballot counting.
The former president’s outburst came as his chief of maintenance at Mar-a-Lago, Carlos De Oliveira, was in federal court in Miami after he was charged with conspiring with the former president to launch an investigation into there. found classified documents. He did not enter a plea.
Another Trump aide, Walt Nauta, has already been charged, amid reports that Trump has spent $40 million fighting charges or potential charges in court.
Smith prosecutors met with Trump’s lawyers last week. Smith handles both the documents case and the Jan. 6 investigation
Fulton County DA Fani Willis is speaking out on the investigation in her county, with action expected in August
His landlord, Tiberio Almeida, said he moved from Portugal to Massachusetts more than 30 years ago and then moved to Florida
The indictment quotes De Oliveira telling an employee that “the boss” wants a server wiped, during a period following a grand jury subpoena requesting the return of materials
In Georgia, barricades have now been erected around the Fulton County courthouse where more Trump indictments could come.
Fulton County DA spoke about the case following back-to-school events in her area.
“I think the sheriff is doing a smart thing to make sure the courthouse stays safe,” Willis said of the security measures.
“I am not willing to jeopardize any of the employees or the voters coming to the courthouse,” she told Atlanta. NBC affiliate WXIA.
She has pledged to take action on the case by September 1.
Willis said she remains true to her promise to give the American people an answer by Sept. 1. This could be Trump’s third indictment of the year.
‘The work is done,’ she said, ‘we’ve been at it for two and a half years. We’re ready to go.’