Trump could face charges in Georgia case at same time as new federal indictments

On Tuesday, Donald Trump issued a long, incoherent rant in which he admitted that he has received a target letter from the Washington, D.C., grand jury investigating attempts to overturn the 2020 election. That letter almost certainly means Trump will soon be the subject of indictments on additional federal charges. However, even as Trump’s attorneys wait on incoming mail from special counsel Jack Smith, another very special envelope could potentially hit their inboxes first.

Back in April, Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis announced that she would make her final decisions on charges related to criminal interference in the 2020 election “in the near future.” Willis stated then that charges could be expected over the summer, and in letters to local officials she warned that charges might be coming July 31 and Aug. 18.

The possibility that those charges will arrive soon became clear when a new grand jury was seated last week in Atlanta. That grand jury is reportedly not hearing directly from witnesses. Instead, it’s hearing previously recorded testimony and recommendations prepared by an earlier special grand jury, which filed its final report back in January. The new grand jury is expected to turn that report into charges. The subject of those charges could be Trump and members of his campaign team.