Trump received target letter in DOJ’s election interference probe

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Hours before a key hearing in the classified documents case, former President Trump revealed he’s officially a target in Jack Smith’s election interference probe. Rep. Adam Schiff reacts to the news and Garrett Haake, Katie Benner, Glenn Kirschner, Joyce Vance, Jon Allen, Max Rose, and Michael Steele join.

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0:00.0	Tonight, Donald Trump now officially a target in Jack Smith's election interference investigation.
0:07.1	He already twice indicted former president facing a potential third indictment.
0:12.6	Then Trump's attorneys square off against the DOJ in a bid to delay the classified documents
0:17.9	trial.
0:18.9	The heated discussion in court and the first felony charges filed against fake electors
0:24.8	who tried to overturn the 2020 results.
0:27.5	We'll break it all down as the 11th hour gets underway on this Tuesday night.
0:37.8	Here we go.
0:39.3	Good evening.
0:39.9	Once again, I'm Stephanie Rule.
0:41.9	Tonight, Donald J. Trump is lashing out at special counsel Jack Smith and riling up
0:46.8	his base for yet another possible legal battle.
0:50.4	Today, Trump said he received a letter from Smith informing him that he is the target
0:55.0	of another grand jury investigation.
0:57.4	The one on interference in the aftermath of the 2020 election, two sources confirmed
1:02.7	to NBC News that Trump did get that letter from Smith.
1:06.4	Trump says that this letter gives him until Thursday to report to the grand jury.
1:11.1	Spokesperson for the special counsel's office declined to comment.
1:15.0	People who receive target letters, this is important to note often are indicted, but it
1:20.3	is not always the case.
1:22.2	This news comes on the very same day as a major hearing in the class of I documents case.
1:27.5	Today, Jack Smith seems squared off aggressively with Trump's attorneys over timing
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