{"id":584558,"date":"2023-07-27T18:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-braces-for-third-possible-indictment-as-grand-jury-meets\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T18:43:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:43:34","slug":"trump-braces-for-third-possible-indictment-as-grand-jury-meets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-braces-for-third-possible-indictment-as-grand-jury-meets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump braces for third possible indictment as grand jury meets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/trumpdonald_071823ap_muddled.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is bracing for a third possible criminal indictment this year as a Washington grand jury meets Thursday to review evidence in special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s probe into the effort to block the transition of power following the 2020 election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smith has been investigating numerous ways Trump and those in his orbit sought to unwind the 2020 election, from pushing false claims about election fraud, pressuring Justice Department officials to take action and asking former Vice President Mike Pence to reject his ceremonial duty to certify President Biden\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>When those efforts failed, Trump\u2019s Jan. 6 address encouraged attendees to \u201cfight like hell\u201d and march to the Capitol, where his supporters violently ransacked the building.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s attorneys met with Smith on Thursday morning, according to multiple reports, and were told to expect an indictment, according to reporting from NBC.<\/p>\n<p>The special counsel\u2019s office declined to comment on the meeting, and Trump\u2019s attorneys did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who is leading polls for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, released a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of videos on his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platform Wednesday targeting the probes into him, repeating his debunked claims of election fraud and turning to a favorite phrase in blasting inquiries into him as a witch hunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t go after the people who cheated in the election, they only go after the people who report on, or question the cheating,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The normal buzz of activity at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington has continued, even as dozens of reporters near the grand jury room await the potential indictment. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Reporters spotted the grand jurors entering the courthouse earlier Thursday. The grand jury typically meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, although they were not seen Tuesday earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Various media organizations have also assembled satellite trucks outside the courthouse, nestled between the White House and the Capitol along Pennsylvania Avenue, in preparation for the high-stakes proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what specific charges Trump will face, though reporting on the target letter suggests he could face charges for conspiring to deprive citizens the \u201cfree exercise\u201d of constitutional rights like voting.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>If convicted, offenders face a fine or up to 10 years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of a conspiracy charge also suggests there could be other co-defendants included in the indictment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A model prosecution memo from former prosecutors analyzing the case also suggests the former president could face charges on conspiracy to defraud the United States after creating fake electoral certificates that were submitted to Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Creating those fake electoral certificates could also implicate statutes that prohibit obstruction of an official proceeding, one of the charges also leveled at numerous rioters who entered the building, including members of the Oath Keepers and military and chauvinist group the Proud Boys.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was indicted in New York earlier this year on charges stemming from efforts to conceal hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And he is facing federal charges in a 37-count indictment in relation to the Mar-a-Lago probe after mishandling classified records.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>Zach Schonfeld and Brett Samuels contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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