WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Lawyers for met Thursday with members of ahead of a potential indictment over the former president's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The meeting included Trump lawyer John Lauro, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to describe a private gathering.
Trump himself confirmed the meeting in a post on his Truth Social network, writing, 鈥淢y attorneys had a productive meeting with the DOJ this morning, explaining in detail that I did nothing wrong, was advised by many lawyers, and that an Indictment of me would only further destroy our Country.鈥�
He added that 鈥渘o indication of notice was given during the meeting.鈥�
Trump, in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, was informed earlier this month by Smith's office that he was , suggesting that an indictment could be soon.
The investigation has focused on the turbulent two-month period after in which Trump refused to accept his loss to Democrat Joe Biden and that victory was stolen from him. The turmoil resulted in the at the U.S. Capitol, when Trump loyalists , attacked police officers and disrupted the congressional counting of electoral votes. More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot.
In between the election and the riot, Trump in their states, pressured Vice President Mike Pence to halt the certification of electoral votes and falsely claimed that the election had been stolen 鈥� despite the fact that numerous federal and local officials, a long list of courts, top former campaign staffers and even have all said there is .
A spokesman for Smith declined to comment on Thursday's meeting. Lauro, Trump鈥檚 lawyer, didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Trump was charged by Smith's team last month with illegally at his Palm Beach, Florida, estate, Mar-a-Lago, and concealing them from investigators. He was also indicted in New York in March on charges of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged to a porn actor. And prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are preparing to announce charging decisions in the coming weeks related to in that state.
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Eric Tucker, The Associated Press
