He said he expects to be charged, because such a move - quote - "almost always means an arrest and indictment."ĬARRIE JOHNSON, NPR: Most of what we know comes from Donald Trump himself.īut, in many cases, targets of federal criminal investigations get an opportunity to present their own evidence to a grand jury before the prosecution asks the grand jurors to go out and indict an individual.Īnd it appears that's what's taking place here, that Trump's lawyers have gotten notice that Trump, if he wants to, can appear before the grand jury as late as Thursday this week. Capitol on January 6, 2021.Ĭarrie Johnson covers the Justice Department for NPR, and joins us now.ĭonald Trump said on social media today that he was given what he called a very short four days to report to the grand jury for testimony. Trump's actions in the aftermath of the presidential election, including the insurrection at the U.S. In a post on his TRUTH Social account today, the former president said he received the notice Sunday night from special counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating Mr. (BREAK) GEOFF BENNETT: Good evening, and welcome to the "NewsHour."įormer President Donald Trump says he's been notified that he's a target in the special counsel investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, signaling that he's likely to be charged with federal crimes. The slow pace and minimal gains of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia prompt questions about military strategy.Īnd despite legally owning rights to much of the Colorado River, indigenous tribes in the West are largely cut off from accessing its water.ĬRYSTAL TULLEY-CORDOVA, Navajo Nation: We want to be able to have water rights that are secured, that we can be able to develop, to be able to close the clean water access gap.
On the "NewsHour" tonight: Donald Trump says he's the focus of a special counsel investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, compounding the former president's legal troubles.