Smith, appointed special counsel in November, has shown interest in those closest to former President Donald Trump, including family members, top aides, and attorneys, and those Trump may have blamed or pressured in the aftermath of the election.While others could see indictments from the investigation, information that has surfaced about the secret grand jury's subpoenas and meetings with prosecutors signals the former president is Smith's prime suspect.
Hinting at charges laid out in the letter, Trump added, “I have the right to protest an Election that I am fully convinced was Rigged and Stolen, just as the Democrats have done against me in 2016.” Ivanka Trump, Kushner’s wife and the former president’s eldest daughter who often worked in an advisory role in the White House, was also subpoenaed but has not testified, according to the outlet.Former Vice President Mike Pence testified before the grand jury in April, a source familiar confirmed. Pence, who became a top target for Trump in his allies in the aftermath of the election, presided over the Senate as members voted to certify the results of the Electoral College on Jan. 6, 2021.
Mark Meadows, Trump's former chief of staff, and Dan Scavino, his former deputy chief of staff, have both testified to the grand jury, according to multiple reports. Steve Bannon, a key strategist for Trump during his time in office, was convicted of contempt for not complying with the Democratic-led Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena last year. Smith recently subpoenaed Bannon for documents and testimony, NBC News reported.
William Russell, a close aide to Trump, appeared before the grand jury last week, the most recent of multiple appearances, according to the Washington Post.Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who Trump told in a now-famous leaked phone call to"find" nearly 12,000 votes, confirmed to a local Atlanta affiliate he met with federal prosecutors for hours and that he provided them with State Farm Arena election night surveillance footage.
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