A key former White House official was interviewed earlier this year by special counsel prosecutors investigating the handling of classified materials by both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden,

(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,

Speaking to CNN's Zachary Cohen and Paula Reid on condition of anonymity, a former Trump White House official said he told federal prosecutors that the former president knew the proper process for declassifying documents and followed it correctly while in office.

The notice from the Department of Justice gives Trump's lawyers a chance to argue against indictment. People who receive target letters are usually indicted, but not always.