Special Counsel Jack Smith’s grand jury impaneled in Miami, Florida is continuing to issue subpoenas in its investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged unlawful removal, retention, and refusal to return classified documents, for which he currently faces a 37 federal felony indictment.
“The special counsel’s office is continuing to investigate around Donald Trump’s handling of documents after his presidency ended, multiple sources tell CNN,” the news network reports online. “That includes continued grand jury activity in Florida and inquiries of witnesses, though it is not yet clear what aspects of the investigation the prosecutors are still pushing toward.”
The New York Times adds that in “recent days,” Smith’s Florida grand jury “has issued subpoenas to a handful of people who are connected to the inquiry, those familiar with it said. While it remains unclear who received the subpoenas and the kind of information prosecutors were seeking to obtain, it is clear that the grand jury has stayed active and that investigators are digging even after a 38-count indictment was issued this month against Mr. Trump and a co-defendant, Walt Nauta, one of his personal aides.”
According to a report in The Independent, Trump could face additional charges in the classified documents case, and others may still be indicted.
“The Department of Justice is prepared to seek indictments against multiple figures in former president Donald Trump’s orbit and may yet bring additional charges against the ex-president in the coming weeks, The Independent has learned.”
“Prosecutors are now prepared to ‘stack’ an ‘additional 30 to 45 charges’ on top of the 37-count indictment brought against Mr Trump on 8 June,” The Independent adds, although that report has not currently been confirmed by other news outlets. “They would do so using evidence against the ex-president that has not yet been publicly acknowledged by the department, including other recordings prosecutors have obtained which reveal Mr Trump making incriminating statements.”
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