According to Rolling Stone, former President Donald Trump's legal team is preparing for the possibility that he could be charged with a crime.
Three people familiar with the matter were spoken to by the outlet.
Sources say that Trump's lawyers are looking at ways to help the former president. The process gained steam after former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified before the House January 6 Committee.
There were allegations that Trump tried to choke a Secret Service agent after his request to be brought to the Capitol was denied.
Rolling Stone's sources said that members of the Trump legal team were quietly preparing for the possibility of charges being brought. It would be a mistake to not do it.
The source said that Trump's lawyers don't believe that everything Cassidy said was true, and that the DOJ thinks it is wise to charge Trump. The source said that the former president's interests would be best served by getting ready for criminal charges to be filed.
A source told Rolling Stone that Trump's team might pin the blame for the Capitol riot on others.
According to the source, the Trump team has been considering if the former advisors could be blamed for the election.
The source told Rolling Stone that Trump got some terrible advice from attorneys. An advice of counsel's defense is a big one.
In June, the committee said it had enough evidence to indict Trump.
Attorney General Garland has rejected the idea that the DOJ is holding back on investigating the Capitol riot. He told NBC in July that he wouldn't be protected from federal charges if Donald Trump were to win the presidency.
There are differing opinions on whether or not Trump will be indicted.
Trump wants an appeals court to grant him immunity from lawsuits related to the Capitol riot.
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