Donald Trump has said he is the target of a criminal probe into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 US presidential election, raising the possibility he could face fresh federal charges in the coming days.
In a development he described as “horrifying”, Trump said he had received a letter from the Department of Justice informing him he was a target of an investigation into the run-up to the January 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
Trump said the letter from special counsel Jack Smith, who is handling the investigation, had given him “a very short four days to report to the grand jury which almost always means an arrest and indictment”. The DoJ declined to comment.