It's typically the final step before criminal charges, experts say. With sources saying special counsel Jack Smith has sent former President Donald Trump a "target letter," what does that mean, as ...

A target letter is an official piece of correspondence from the Justice Department informing a person that he or she is being investigated. By Remy Tumin Former President Donald J. Trump said on ...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump on Tuesday revealed he was sent a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith notifying Trump that he is a target in an investigation related to efforts to overturn the 2020 ...

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he received a letter Sunday informing him that he is a target of Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into efforts to interfere ...

Former President Donald Trump revealed on social media on Tuesday that he received a letter indicating he is the target of a criminal investigation by a grand jury investigating attempts to ...

Special counsel Jack Smith sent the letter to Trump on Sunday, informing him he was a target of the Justice Department. Trump on Tuesday announced he’d been sent the letter via a post on the ...

By issuing what is known as a “target letter”, however, the special counsel carrying out an investigation into his activities in this context may be signalling that an indictment is close.