Trump says he faces arrest in Capitol storming case

Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. Justice Department has sent him a notice indicating that he is a suspect in the case of storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021. This means that he is expected to be arrested and charged in the case.

“DOJ Attorney Jack Smith sent a letter indicating that I am a suspect in the January 6 case, giving me four days to notify the grand jury of receipt of the letter, which always means arrest and indictment,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media page.

Trump has a formal opportunity, before the grand jury, to convince the jury to dismiss all charges against him, but in practice this procedure only precedes the indictment. It is likely that Trump will refuse to meet with the grand jury, taking advantage of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits compelling testimony against himself.

This is the third criminal case against him. “This witch hunt has to do with election interference and absolutely turning law enforcement into a political weapon,” the former US chief of staff added and suggested that such a move by the Justice Department was related to his repeated accusations against Democrats of gerrymandering in the 2020 presidential election.

“This is a very sad and dark period for our country”, Trump said.

On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of Trump, a Republican who was U.S. leader at the time, stormed a congressional building to prevent approval of the results of the November 2020 presidential election, which was won by Joe Biden. In May, Justice Secretary-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said authorities had secured more than 600 convictions against those involved in the assault.

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