If it's Thursday, special counsel Jack Smith signals criminal charges against Donald Trump could be imminent,

warning the former president's legal team that he is officially a target of their investigation.

Plus, a supreme surprise on voting rights as the conservative leaning high court strikes down a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama

for discriminating against black voters.

And fire in the sky, the toxic wildfire haze wreaks havoc across the northeast and beyond on the

continent, forcing the White House to cancel an event tonight.

A baseball game was canceled in D.C. today.

And millions of people are warned

to stay inside because of dangerous air quality.

Hello there. Welcome to Meet the Press now. I'm Chuck Todd reporting from New York. At this hour, the political world is on indictment watch. And amid mounting evidence that the special counsel, Jack Smith, and his investigation into the former president, both on January 6th in the documents, could be coming to a head, at least in one of the cases, if not both. Two sources

have confirmed NBC news that Justice Department prosecutors did tell Mr. Trump's attorneys

that he is a target of the special counsel's criminal investigation specifically right now

into the mishandling of classified documents. That may be the clear sign yet that prosecutors

are wrapping up that investigation ahead

of a potential indictment. Of course, a DOJ spokesperson, declined to comment on the reporting. Mr. Trump,

who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, is escalating his attack on the credibility of the investigation

after being officially told he was a target. He took to social media to accuse an unnamed Justice

Department official of

bribery, citing no evidence. Meanwhile, we've been keeping a close eye on the action in both Miami

and Washington. Both have active grand juries for Jack Smith. And we now know the special

counsel has had to deploy two grand juries as part of his investigation. It appears one is focused on January 6 and

one is focused on the documents. Today, David Harbock, one of the special counsel, Jack Smith

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