Friday 5 August 2022 07:07 AM Trump's legal team 'are in talks with the Justice Department' about Jan 6 ... trends now
Donald Trump's legal team is speaking to officials from the Justice Department, it was reported on Thursday night, as speculation continues to mount about a criminal investigation into the former president's actions on January 6, 2021.
Trump's team are discussing whether he would be able to claim executive privilege, and refuse to reveal some of the conversations he had with federal officials, CNN reported.
The lawyers for the 76-year-old are talking to the US attorney's office in Washington, DC, which is in charge of the investigation, and its top January 6 prosecutor Thomas Windom, CNN said.
The Justice Department was expecting a court fight with Trump over executive privilege.
Donald Trump and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia are seen on July 31 cheering on the players at the LIV invitational golf tournament, held at Trump's Bedminster course. Trump's lawyers are now believed to be speaking to DoJ officials about possible cooperation with an investigation
The 76-year-old is pictured at his golf course on July 31
Several key figures on the January 6 Committee's radar have invoked executive privilege as a way of avoiding full disclosure of incriminating actions; they insist it is to preserve the sanctity of the presidency.
Trump's legal defense team has warned him that indictments are possible, sources told CNN.
News of the Department of Justice's investigation into Trump, as part of its criminal probe on the January 6 Capitol attack, was reported last month by The Washington Post.
Sources told the paper that federal prosecutors have interviewed witnesses before a grand jury and asked them about conversations between Trump, his lawyers and members of his inner circle regarding a plot to replace Electoral College members with pro-Trump alternate electors in states President Joe Biden won.
Prosecutors have asked detailed questions about meetings Trump held in December 2020 and January 2021, gathering information on his campaign to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election results, and what instructions - if any - Trump gave his team about the fake electors scheme.
The January 6 Committee is pictured in their July 12 hearing, swearing in a witness
The Department of Justice is investigating former President Donald Trump's actions as part of its criminal probe on the January 6, The Washington Post reported last month
Rioters loyal to former President Donald Trump are seen surrounding the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021
That scheme was led by Trump's election lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, but prosecutors wanted to know the extent of the now ex-president's involvement, The Post said.
Specifically, what did Trump tell his allies to do as he sought to overturn the 2020
