Jan 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril

Former US president Donald Trump could be facing a third criminal indictment regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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00:00 Former US President Donald Trump could be facing a third criminal indictment, this time

00:08 for efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

00:13 Trump missed a midnight deadline on Thursday to accept an invitation to testify before

00:17 the US Grand Jury, tasked with establishing whether crimes were committed.

00:24 Head of the Investigation Special Counsel Jack Smith announced on Tuesday that Trump

00:27 received a target letter.

00:46 Grand Jury members met for six hours on Thursday discussing evidence of Trump's attempts to

00:51 overturn election results in the days ahead of the Capitol riots.

00:56 Trump has already been indicted for connection with an alleged hush money scheme, as well

01:00 as his handling of classified US documents.

01:04 He has denied any wrongdoing and claims the ongoing trials are a plot to damage his 2024

01:09 presidential campaign.

01:10 (whooshing)