The expected federal indictment of former President Trump, which former Attorney General Bill Barr predicts is “near,” is teeing up a Capitol Hill battle over funding for the Justice Department and FBI.

(Reuters) -Federal prosecutors have notified former U.S. President Donald Trump that he is the target of an investigation, Politico reported on Wednesday. The prosecutors sent Trump a letter informing him of the investigation,

He is under investigation for concealing reams of classified information at his private estate and orchestrating a scheme to prevent federal authorities from finding them.

Former President Donald Trump was notified Wednesday that he is the target of a criminal investigation for his handling of classified materials after leaving office in 2021.

The Guardian reports Trump's lawyers have been informed he is the target of a criminal investigation in the Mar-a-Lago docs case. The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell, the reporter who broke the story and spoke to several senior Trump campaign officials,

Former President Donald Trump, who is under investigation by a federal special counsel over his handling of classified documents, said he hasn’t been told he’s going to be indicted in the case.

Several media reports Wednesday evening said prosecutors had recently issued the Trump legal team a target letter, which is often but not always a precursor to criminal charges.