Trump attorneys meet with federal prosecutors in special counsel's office
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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump met Thursday morning with federal prosecutors in the special counsel's office in Washington, D.C., according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
Members of the grand jury were seen inside the building where they have been meeting. Last Thursday, Trump aide Will Russell testified before the grand jury. The special counsel declined to comment.
For months, Trump, his attorneys and his political apparatus have been preparing for the possibility of a third criminal indictment related to the special counsel's Jan. 6 probe. In this case, special counsel Jack Smith and a grand jury have been investigating attempts to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.
We just had another election with a clear and verifiable victor, overseen by hundreds of thousands of election officials. Those public servants have suffered years of harassment, and despite their successes, are still being accused of taking part in a massive and impossible conspiracy — a conspiracy led by the party out of power to steal an election and cover up all evidence.
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