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Former US President Donald Trump at the Turning Point Action USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday. He says he received a letter shortly afterward naming him as a target in the investigation by Special Counsel Jack Smith into the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former US President Donald Trump at the Turning Point Action USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday. He says he received a letter shortly afterward naming him as a target in the investigation by Special Counsel Jack Smith into the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol.

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It's easy to lose track of the seriousness of the legal cases involving Donald Trump, in part because there are just so many.

This week the former president and current presidential candidate said he received a letter informing him he is a target in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Such a letter often precedes an indictment.

And a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, may soon consider an election interference case there that could lead to yet another indictment of Trump.

We hear about both cases in this episode.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Michael Levitt. It was edited by Benjamin Swasey, Sarah Handel, Ally Schweitzer and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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