Trump’s lawyers told he is target in Mar-a-Lago documents investigation

Move dramatically raises stakes for former president as investigation appears to near its conclusion

Federal prosecutors formally informed Donald Trump's lawyers last week that the former president is a target of the criminal investigation examining his retention of national security materials at his Mar-a-Lago resort and obstruction of justice, according to two people briefed on the matter.

The move - the clearest sign yet that Trump is on course to be indicted - dramatically raises the stakes for Trump, as the investigation nears its conclusion after taking evidence before a grand jury in Washington and a previously unknown grand jury in Florida.