Texas Republican Rep. Pat Fallon said Tuesday that the timing of former President Donald Trump’s receipt of a “targeted letter” from the Justice Department was “questionable.”

President Trump announced on Tuesday that he received a letter from the Justice Department saying he was the subject of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots. Hundreds stormed the Capitol during the certification of the January 6, 2021 electoral vote. (Related article: ‘Stinks of politicization’: Ramaswamy and Dana Bash clash over Trump pardon promise)

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“Rep. Fallon, what happened to former President Trump today, and a third indictment against him is, and could be, imminent, but what about the timing?” “The Story” Guest Moderator Harris Faulkner questioned Fallon, a member of the House Oversight Committee. “Everybody knew you were going to have this hearing tomorrow.”

Fallon replied, “It’s highly doubtful.” “Harris, all we can promise is to follow the evidence. We are only acting for justice. .”

Trump has already been indicted, but Bragg secured a grand jury indictment against Trump in March in a case centered around a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. . Smith secured a grand jury indictment on 37 counts, including violating the Espionage Act. An investigation into the Aug. 8, 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago, Fla., which was owned by former President Trump, was unsealed on June 9.

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