Trump Is Subject of , Justice Department's , Classified Documents Probe.
CNN reports that former President Donald Trump has been informed of the investigation.
This means the Justice Dept. prosecutors could be close to issuing an indictment of Trump.
At issue is the mishandling of classified documents after Trump's presidency.
Such documents were discovered at Trump's Mar a Lago residence by FBI agents two years after his presidency.
Informing Trump that he is the subject of special counsel Jack Smith's investigation ...
... implies that Trump is the focus, rather than others in Trump's immediate circle.
Trump's legal team has been on the offensive.
During a meeting on June 5, attorneys for the former president met with DOJ prosecutors and laid out misconduct allegations.
During a June 7 interview, Trump would not state whether he'd been informed of the developments.
He stated that he was not informed of an imminent indictment.
Prosecutors have apparently interviewed dozens of people close to the former president.
Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows recently testified before a grand jury as part of the investigation.
Despite being the subject of Trump's ire, former Vice President Mike Pence recently stated he thinks an indictment would be a mistake.
This kind of action by the Department of Justice, I think, would only fuel further division in the country, Mike Pence, Former Vice President, via CNN