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Special counsel's target letter to Trump reveals possible charges in 2020 election probe

Name: Special counsel's target letter to Trump reveals possible charges in 2020 election probe
Uploaded: 2023-07-20T07:11:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Description: Former President Donald Trump received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith informing him that he is the subject of a federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The letter cites three federal statutes including deprivation of rights, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tampering with a witness. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

Former President Donald Trump received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith informing him that he is the subject of a federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The letter cites three federal statutes including deprivation of rights, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tampering with a witness. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.