Trump lawyers meet with DoJ to stave off indictment in Mar-a-Lago case
by Hugo Lowell in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6C2FY)
Ex-president's lawyers complain about perceived misconduct in investigation into handling of documents and obstruction
Lawyers for Donald Trump met with top US justice department officials on Thursday to complain about perceived misconduct in the criminal investigation into the former US president's handling of national security materials and obstruction, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The meeting involved Trump lawyers Jim Trusty, John Rowley and Lindsay Halligan speaking with the special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the investigation, and a senior career official to the deputy attorney general, one person said. CBS News first reported the meeting.
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