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(CNN) -- Former President Donald Trump's lawyers met Monday with Justice Department officials after publicly requesting a meeting about what they characterize as fiscal misconduct, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The meeting, which lasted about 90 minutes, came as the special counsel's investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents and possible obstruction appears to be nearing its final stages. Trump's lawyers did not comment to reporters after leaving the meeting.

The meeting was led by the Justice Department's top career official, who works for Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Neither Monaco nor Attorney General Merrick Garland attended the meeting.

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Special counsel Jack Smith, who handles DOJ documents and the former president's obstruction investigation, met with Trump's lawyers at the Justice Department on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Smith was appointed by Garland last year and operates independently.

CBS News first reported on the meeting between Justice Department officials and Trump's lawyers and tweeted an image of one of the lawyers entering Justice Department headquarters.

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A grand jury is expected this week to hear testimony from another witness in the investigation of classified documents at a federal courthouse in South Florida, which is where the Mar-a-Lago search warrant was approved, according to a source.

In requesting the meeting last month, Trump's lawyers — John Rowley and James Trusty — wrote in a letter to Garland posted on Trump's social media platform that "no president of the United States, in the history of our country, has ever been baselessly investigated in this outrageous and unlawful manner."

It is not unusual for defense attorneys to meet with prosecutors when a decision on an indictment is imminent. But sources familiar with the investigations previously told CNN that Smith did not inform Trump's lawyers that he is close to making such a decision.

Whether Smith interviewed Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, a potentially key witness, remains to be seen, and it's unclear when Smith might publish his findings in a final report for Garland, or make a decision on the charges.

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that the grand jury that will hear testimony from a new witness is based in South Florida.

This story has been updated with additional details.

CNN's Kaitlan Collins contributed to this report.

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