Donald Trump faces midnight deadline to decide whether to face grand jury

Three charges relating to the Capitol attack are reportedly being considered, among other legal challenges for the ex-president

Donald Trump faced a deadline of midnight on Thursday to say if he would appear before a Washington grand jury convened by the special counsel Jack Smith to consider federal charges over his election subversion and incitement of the attack on Congress on 6 January 2021.

Late on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter, the Guardian reported that prosecutors had assembled evidence to charge Trump with three crimes.