Article: Trump says prosecutor told him he is a target in Jan. 6 grand jury probe

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to an audience at the "American Freedom Tour"

Jul 18, 2023

Trump says prosecutor told him he is a target in Jan. 6 grand jury probe

PHOTO CAPTION: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to an audience at the "American Freedom Tour" event in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he is a target in the federal grand jury investigation into the events leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump did not provide evidence backing the assertion. Smith's office did not immediately comment.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Rami Ayyub; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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