Trump could be indicted for civil rights law violation as soon as today in Jan 6 grand jury probe

Donald Trump could be indicted by a grand jury investigating his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol riot as early as today.

The Independent learned that a possible indictment could be handed down as soon as Thursday or Friday, charging the former president in his third criminal case.

Mr Trump announced on Tuesday that he had been sent a letter by special prosecutor Jack Smith informing him that he is the “target” of a grand jury investigation.

The target letter cites three statutes under which he could be charged including conspiracy to commit offence or to defraud the United States, deprivation of rights under colour of law and tampering with a witness, victim or informant, multiple outlets reported.

This comes as Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced criminal charges against 16 people who signed certificates falsely declaring Mr Trump won the 2020 election, part of a scheme to upend results in states Joe Biden won.

In further legal blows for Mr Trump, a judge shot down his attempt to move his Manhattan criminal charges to federal court, sending the hush money case back to state court in New York City.

Next Trump indictment could drop as soon as today

Prosecutors could ask a grand jury to return an indictment against Donald Trump relating to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election as soon as this week, The Independent has learned.

A source familiar with the special counsel’s probe and Department of Justice operating procedures told The Independent that the earliest an indictment could be handed down is late Thursday or Friday, after the deadline prosecutors set for Mr Trump to avail himself of their invitation to testify before the grand jury investigating crimes relating to the Capitol attack.

Next Trump indictment could drop as soon as this week

Mr Trump could face more charges against him as soon as Thursday or Friday

Don Jr says it will be ‘the end of civilisation’ if his father is charged over Jan 6

Former president Donald Trump being charged over the January 6 insurrection would mark the end of civilisation – that is, according to his eldest son.

Donald Trump Jr made the comment during an interview with rightwing broadcaster Real America’s Voice, also suggesting that civilisation was actually due to end soon anyway.

Which begs the question why his father is bothering to run for president... 🤔

Donald Trump Jr says January 6 charges will be ‘end of civilisation’

‘We are in serious trouble if we don’t right this ship’

Voices: The walls are closing in on Donald Trump

Ahmed Baba writes:

The former president of the United States, who took an oath to uphold the Constitution, could be imminently indicted for seeking to destroy it.

The walls are closing in on Donald Trump

In a sane reality, this mountain of criminality would render any presidential candidate unelectable in the eyes of the public. But we don’t live in that reality

The January 6 federal investigation into Trump, explained

Alex Woodward explains how the sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies could result in several criminal charges against him.

The federal investigation into Trump and January 6, explained

A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies could result in several criminal charges against him, Alex Woodward reports

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Fox News chooses to air Trump’s false election claims AGAIN

Months after Fox settled with Dominion Voting Systems for a whopping $787m over false election claims, the network chose to air a portion of a pre-taped town hall with former President Donald Trump where he made false election claims.

Kelly Rissman reports.

Fox chooses to air Trump’s false election claims again despite $787m Dominion payout

Mr Trump echoes familiar false election claims on Fox regarding early voting

DeSantis mocked for referencing ‘pudding’ in CNN interview after bizarre food story

It was an unfortunate reference that Ron DeSantis viewers everywhere picked up on almost immediately.

In response to a question from CNN’s Jake Tapper in one of his first mainstream media interviews, the Florida governor said of his electability that “the proof is in the pudding”.

This immediately recalled a viral story from earlier this year in which The Daily Beast reported that Mr DeSantis once ate a pudding cup with his fingers while on a private jet.

Ron DeSantis mocked for referencing ‘pudding’ in CNN interview reviving viral story

Unfortunate turn of phrase revived viral claim about Florida governor eating pudding cup with fingers.