In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the events of January 6, 2021, federal investigators have reportedly seized the phones of advisors to Donald Trump, the 2024 GOP frontrunner. The phones of Boris Epshteyn, an in-house counsel coordinating Trump’s legal efforts, and campaign strategist Mike Roman, who served as the director of Election Day operations for Trump’s 2020 campaign, were among those seized.
The seizure of the phones comes as Trump revealed on Tuesday morning that he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith. The letter stated that Trump is “a target of the January 6th grand jury investigation,” and gave him a short four days to report to the Grand Jury. Trump interpreted this as an indication of an impending arrest and indictment.