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Donald Trump Published June 7, 2023 8:18pm EDT

Trump attorneys notified former

president is target of criminal
investigation
Federal probe in Trump's handling of classified documents leads to notification he is target of criminal investigation

By Greg Wehner , Bill Mears , Brooke Singman Fox News

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Federal prosecutors reportedly notified former President Donald Trump’s attorneys that he
is the target of a criminal investigation regarding his handling of classified materials after
serving as commander in chief, two sources with knowledge of the ongoing grand jury
probe confirm to Fox News.

Trump’s handling of classified materials after leaving office in 2021 has been the focus of
an investigation led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who was appointed as special counsel
on the matter in November 2022.

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, April 3, 2023, in New York. Trump arrived in New York on
Monday for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges arising from hush money payments during
his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The appointment came just months after the FBI searched for missing classified
documents in a raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Aug. 8, 2022.

TRUMP LAWYERS MEET OFFICIALS AT DOJ AS SPECIAL COUNSEL PROBE ON

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS NEAR END

That Justice Department notification came days ago, said sources, and is in indication the
Special Prosecutor may be close to deciding whether to bring charges in the months long
investigation. The fact prosecutors privately informed Trump’s lawyers he is a target is
another indication, sources said, that the former president’s own actions on handling
classified material are the focus of the investigation.

Notifying individuals they are a target is a routine part of criminal investigations done at
the discretion of prosecutors, but charges may not ultimately be filed.

Trump’s legal team met privately at the Justice Department with Smith and some of his
team to discuss the grand jury investigation.

To be clear, Trump has not, nor does this suggest that he will be charged with a crime.

The notification is simply to notify the former president that he has become a target, and
to allow him time to present evidence in front of a grand jury.

Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

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