Trump told by special counsel he is criminal target in Jan. 6 probe

Former President Donald Trump connected Tuesday said helium has been told helium is simply a people successful the Jan. 6 transgression probe by peculiar counsel Jack Smith.

Trump is the starring contender for the 2024 Republican statesmanlike nomination. Smith already has criminally charged Trump with astir three twelve counts related to retaining classified documents erstwhile helium near the White House.

Trump besides suggested helium whitethorn soon look indictment for the Jan. 6 probe, which is focused connected Trump's efforts to overturn his nonaccomplishment successful the 2020 predetermination to President Joe Biden. Trump posted his connection connected his Truth Social account.

Two sources with nonstop cognition of the probe confirmed to NBC News that Smith sent Trump a people missive successful the case.

Such letters are sent by the Department of Justice to springiness radical the accidental to attest earlier a expansive assemblage aft the DOJ determines determination is important grounds linking them to a crime.

"Deranged Jack Smith, the authoritative with Joe Biden's DOJ, sent a missive (again, it was Sunday night!) stating that I americium a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation, and giving maine a precise abbreviated 4 days to study to the Grand Jury, which astir ever means an Arrest and Indictment," Trump wrote connected his Truth Social site.

Trump wrote that helium was fixed what helium called the "horrifying news" connected Sunday evening by his lawyers.

A spokesperson for Smith declined to comment.

A proceeding successful the classified documents transgression lawsuit is acceptable for Tuesday successful Florida national court.

Trump's lawyers person asked that immoderate proceedings successful that lawsuit instrumentality spot aft the 2024 election. Smith's prosecutors reason that bid.

Trump is separately nether transgression probe by a Georgia authorities authoritative for his effort to get predetermination officials determination to reverse his nonaccomplishment to Biden successful Georgia.

A spokesperson for Rudy Giuliani, the lawyer who led Trump's efforts to undo his 2020 predetermination loss, said helium has not received a people missive from Smith. Lin Wood, a lawyer and Trump ally, besides said helium has nary received specified a letter.

Timothy Parlatore, a lawyer for Bernard Kerik, the erstwhile New York City constabulary commissioner who worked with Giuliani successful the predetermination reversal effort, told NBC that Kerik has not been fixed a people letter.

- Additional reporting by CNBC's Kevin Breuninger