Grand jury proceedings are sealed until an indictment is announced through the court. If Joe knew for certain that someone was being indicted, and that information didn’t come from the accused criminal himself, then he himself would be facing some serious legal trouble.
I know you know this, but for others reading, GJ secrecy attaches to the jurors and the prosecutor, not to the witnesses.
Natrually, witnesses don't know for a fact that an indictment exists. That fact is known only to the jurors, prosecutor, and court. But some aspects of GJ proceedings are not bound up in secrecy by law.
Grand jury proceedings...
What grand jury proceedings?
From what I’ve heard Durham is investigating but hasn’t convened any grand jury. Do you know different?
Floor me with your acumen.