Trump’s attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It is illegal for the government to comment publicly on any sealed grand jury matter.
A spokesperson for Special Counsel Jack Smith, the Justice Department official who is handling the investigation, declined to comment.
Trump faces seven criminal counts in the federal case, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The indictment remains under seal, and even Trump himself has not yet seen what it says. His legal team was notified about the seven charges as part of a summons ordering Trump to appear in court on Tuesday in Miami, the source said.
Reuters could not immediately learn what specific charges Trump is facing.
Trump’s legal woes are growing.
In May, a jury in federal court in Manhattan decided in a civil lawsuit that he must pay $5 million in damages for sexually abusing former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her by branding her a liar.
Trump also faces a criminal investigation by a county prosecutor in Georgia relating to his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss in that state.
Courtesy: France 24
