Attorneys for former President Donald Trump were spotted going into the Justice Department Monday morning. It sure looks like more indictments are coming. Sources told CBS's Robert Costa that sources told him that Special Counsel Jack Smith is moving toward a charging decision in the classified documents case.
Costa added that Trump's attorneys are expected to raise concerns about how prosecutors have handled attorney-client questions during the grand jury. However, he said there is no sign that the special counsel will waver from how he and his team have dealt with the crime-fraud exception.
The Washington Post reports:
Among the lawyers at the meeting were John Rowley and James Trusty, according to multiple people familiar with the situation, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss it.
In late May, Rowley and Trusty sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for a meeting to discuss what they call the unfair treatment of their client by special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the probe.
It is not unusual for lawyers for high-profile defendants to seek an audience with senior Justice Department officials toward the end of a federal criminal investigation. But it would be uncommon for such meetings to take place with the attorney general, the nation's top law enforcement official.
Instead, they would usually be held with the chief of whichever Justice Department division is handling an investigation and potential prosecution, or sometimes the deputy attorney general.
And in Trump's case, a meeting with the attorney general would be even more unusual and problematic because the investigation is being led by Smith, whose special counsel appointment gives him greater autonomy than other prosecutors in the Justice Department. Under department regulations, the attorney general may overrule the special counsel only if the special counsel has failed to follow Justice Department policies and practices.
And Trump will also likely face charges in Georgia, New York, and for his role in the Jan. 6th insurrection. Tick tock. Meanwhile, he wants back in the White House.
Update: Jack Smith was present for the meeting:
