His lawyers had also recently been notified that he was the target of the investigation, the clearest sign yet that an indictment was looming. Signs had mounted for weeks that an indictment was near, including a Monday meeting between Trump’s lawyers and Justice Department officials. And the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County is investigating Trump over alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election in that state. Smith is separately investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s legal troubles extend beyond the New York indictment and classified documents case. He is likely to rely on that playbook again, reviving his longstanding claims that the Justice Department - which, during his presidency, investigated whether his 2016 campaign had colluded with Russia - is somehow weaponized against him.
The former president has long sought to use his legal troubles to his political advantage, complaining on social media and at public events that the cases are being driven by Democratic prosecutors out to hurt his 2024 election campaign.
The statutes governing the handling of classified records and obstruction are felonies that could carry years in prison in the event of a conviction.Įven so, it remains unclear how much it will damage Trump’s standing given that his first indictment generated millions of dollars in contributions from angry supporters and didn’t weaken him in the polls. Since then, the Justice Department has amassed additional evidence and secured grand jury testimony from people close to Trump, including his own lawyers.
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