Special counsel Smith, named by Attorney General Merrick Garland, has been looking into a cache of classified documents that Trump had stored at his Mar-a-Lago residence after leaving the White House. "I have assumed for years that I am a Target of the WEAPONIZED DOJ & FBI," Trump, who has already been indicted in a separate case, added. Trump has openly acknowledged taking and storing the documents, undermining his lawyers' suggestion that he took the stash inadvertently in the confusion of a chaotic departure. The Washington Post reported at the time that Trump's lawyers had come to make their case that their client should not face any charges. Fellow 2024 candidate former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson took a stronger tack, urging Trump to drop out of the presidential race.
