{"id":31999,"date":"2023-07-18T14:31:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=31999"},"modified":"2023-07-18T14:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:31:40","slug":"trump-says-he-is-the-target-of-the-investigation-into-efforts-to-overturn-the-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=31999","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he is the target of the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFormer President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department&#8217;s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.Top video: Overview of actions of Trump on the day of January.  6 insurrectionTrump made the claim in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying he received the destination letter on Sunday night.  This letter may precede an accusation;  Trump had one before he was indicted last month in a separate investigation into the mishandling of classified documents.  A spokesman for special counsel Jack Smith, whose office is leading the investigation, did not immediately return an email seeking comment.  Prosecutors have cast a wide net.  in its investigation into attempts by Trump and his allies to block the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden.  Trump, who is currently the overwhelming front-runner for the Republican nomination, plans to travel to Iowa on Tuesday, where he will hold a town hall.  with Fox News host Sean Hannity.  Prosecutors in Georgia are conducting a separate investigation into Trump&#8217;s efforts to roll back his election law in that state, and Fulton County&#8217;s top prosecutor says he expects to announce charging decisions in the first few weeks after Sunday.  .In his post, Trump wrote that &#8220;I have now effectively been impeached three times&#8230;with a fourth likely coming from Atlanta&#8221; and added in capitals: &#8220;This witch hunt is election interference and a complete and total (political) weaponization of law enforcement!&#8221;  This is breaking news.  Check back for updates.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department&#8217;s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video above: Overview of Trump&#8217;s actions on the day of the January 6 uprising<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump made the claim in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying he received the destination letter on Sunday night.  This letter may precede an accusation;  Trump had one before he was indicted last month in an independent investigation into the mishandling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for special counsel Jack Smith, whose office is leading the investigation, did not immediately return an email seeking comment.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have cast a wide net in their investigation into attempts by Trump and his allies to block the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who is currently the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, plans to travel to Iowa on Tuesday, where he will tape a town hall with Fox News host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors in Georgia are conducting an independent investigation into Trump&#8217;s efforts to roll back his election law in that state, with Fulton County&#8217;s top prosecutor saying she expects to announce charging decisions within weeks of Sunday .<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Trump wrote that &#8220;I have now been effectively impeached three times&#8230;with a fourth likely coming from Atlanta&#8221; and added in capitals: &#8220;This witch hunt is election interference and a complete and total (politics) ) weaponization of law enforcement!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is breaking news.  Check back for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmtw.com\/article\/donald-trump-2020-election-investigation\/44575856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department&#8217;s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.Top video: Overview of actions of Trump on the day of January. 6 insurrectionTrump made the claim in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying he received the destination letter on Sunday night. This letter may precede an accusation; Trump had one before he was indicted last month in a separate investigation into the mishandling of classified documents. 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