Federal authorities searched former Justice official Jeff Clark's home
2 years, 6 months ago

Federal authorities searched former Justice official Jeff Clark's home

NPR  

Federal authorities searched former Justice official Jeff Clark's home Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP Federal authorities searched the suburban Virginia home of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the activity. Russ Vought, who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget under former President Donald Trump, said in a statement that "yesterday more than a dozen DOJ law enforcement officials searched Jeff Clark's house in a pre-dawn raid, put him in the streets in his pajamas, and took his electronic devices. Clark features heavily in the House Select Committee hearing today that focuses on former President Donald Trump's efforts to push the Justice Department to do his bidding in the weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former Attorney General Bill Barr, Rosen and former acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue each told Trump repeatedly they saw no evidence of widespread voter fraud in 2020.

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Trump ally Jeffrey Clark was adamant about fraud in 2020 election despite evidence, superior said
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump ally Jeffrey Clark was adamant about fraud in 2020 election despite evidence, superior said

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The second day of the disciplinary hearing for former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark painted a picture of someone who, despite numerous attempts by his superiors to convince him otherwise, remained adamant that there were irregularities and fraud in the 2020 election that required deeper examination. Clark is accused of attempting to engage in dishonest conduct during his …

Trump ally Jeffrey Clark disciplinary hearing begins over role trying to overturn 2020 election
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump ally Jeffrey Clark disciplinary hearing begins over role trying to overturn 2020 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark’s efforts to help then-President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election were characterized Tuesday as a coup attempt by Washington, D.C., Office of Disciplinary Counsel at a hearing to determine if Clark should be sanctioned. Clark suggested the letter be sent to Georgia indicating that the Justice Department was investigating irregularities in the …

Congressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe
1 year ago

Congressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge is ordering Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to turn over more than 1,600 texts and emails to FBI agents investigating efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss and illegally block the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden. The ruling, late Monday, came more than a year …

Ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark acted within the scope of official duties in Georgia case, lawyer says
1 year, 3 months ago

Ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark acted within the scope of official duties in Georgia case, lawyer says

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was acting within the scope of his official duties when he wrote a letter expressing concern about alleged problems with the 2020 election in Georgia, his lawyer said Monday as he sought to move charges against Clark to federal court. The indictment says Clark wrote a letter after the November 2020 election …

Top Trump election denier whines about earning a reputation that 'he has lost his mind'
1 year, 5 months ago

Top Trump election denier whines about earning a reputation that 'he has lost his mind'

Raw Story  

Former Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Clark defended his legal prowess on Monday after he claimed people believed he "lost his mind" over the 2020 presidential election. Clark, facing disciplinary proceedings by the District of Columbia Bar, complained to podcast host Steve Bannon about the way he had been "painted" by his critics after working to overturn the election. "The other …

Jeffrey Clark Investigated By DOJ On Jan. 6-Related Violations, D.C. Bar Filing Says
2 years, 3 months ago

Jeffrey Clark Investigated By DOJ On Jan. 6-Related Violations, D.C. Bar Filing Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal authorities looking into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection are investigating former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark for conspiracy, obstruction and making false statements, a recent filing by the D.C. Bar published on Wednesday showed, according to multiple news reports. Clark, a former environmental lawyer in the DOJ’s Civil Division, is also facing ethics charges from the …

Lawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phone
2 years, 5 months ago

Lawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phone

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A conservative lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results and who has been repeatedly referenced in House hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol said in a court filing Monday that federal agents seized his cell phone last week. John Eastman said the agents took his phone as …

Feds search Trump-era official’s home, subpoena GOP leaders
2 years, 6 months ago

Feds search Trump-era official’s home, subpoena GOP leaders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal agents searched a former top Justice Department official’s home and seized records from key Republicans in at least five states linked to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, in what were clear signs that authorities are ramping up their investigation of associates of the former president. Authorities on Wednesday searched the Virginia home of Jeffrey …

Jan. 6 committee outlines how GOP congressman Scott Perry pushed to restructure Justice Department
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 committee outlines how GOP congressman Scott Perry pushed to restructure Justice Department

Raw Story  

In the days leading up to the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Rep. Scott Perry pushed to restructure the Department of Justice as former President Donald Trump and his allies led efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The U.S. House committee investigating the Capitol riot subpoenaed Perry, R-10th District, last year, citing his involvement in attempts …

Former Trump official complains that feds put Jeffrey Clark 'in the streets in his pajamas' during raid
2 years, 6 months ago

Former Trump official complains that feds put Jeffrey Clark 'in the streets in his pajamas' during raid

Raw Story  

A former Trump administration official complained about the FBI raid of a former Justice Department official who is implicated in Donald Trump's plot to overturn his election loss. Russ Vought, the president of the Center for Renewing America and former director of the Office of Management and Budget, called the raid a civil rights violation against Jeffrey Clark, who had …

Feds raid home of former Trump DOJ official who wanted agency to declare election illegitimate
2 years, 6 months ago

Feds raid home of former Trump DOJ official who wanted agency to declare election illegitimate

Raw Story  

Federal law enforcement officials have raided the home of former Trump Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed to have the department formally declare that the results of the 2020 election were illegitimate. ABC News reports that federal agents conducted a search of Clark's home in Virginia on Wednesday morning, just one day before the House Select Committee investigating …

Former acting Trump AG will publicly testify there's no proof of widespread election fraud
2 years, 6 months ago

Former acting Trump AG will publicly testify there's no proof of widespread election fraud

Raw Story  

The man whom former President Donald Trump appointed to be his acting attorney general in the wake of Bill Barr's resignation will publicly testify to the House Select Committee investigating January 6th on Thursday that there is no proof that the 2020 election was stolen. CNN has obtained a copy of Rosen's pre-prepared remarks and they show the former Trump …

Justice Dept. raids home of Jeffrey Clark, former agency official scrutinized in Jan. 6 inquiry
2 years, 6 months ago

Justice Dept. raids home of Jeffrey Clark, former agency official scrutinized in Jan. 6 inquiry

LA Times  

Federal investigators on Wednesday searched the Virginia home of Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who pushed the department, at then-President Trump’s request, to get involved in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. Russ Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under Trump, decried Wednesday’s search on Twitter, saying agents searched Clark’s house “in a …

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contempt
3 years ago

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contempt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection voted Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee’s questions — but the panel agreed to let him come back for another try. Even though Mr. Clark previously had the opportunity to make these claims on the …

Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony
3 years, 1 month ago

Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony

NPR  

Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuri Gripas/AP Yuri Gripas/AP The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued a scathing statement saying ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark appeared before the panel on Friday but failed to cooperate. Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, …

Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results
3 years, 2 months ago

Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results

NPR  

Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images An interim report from the Senate Judiciary Committee provides the most detailed look yet at former President Donald Trump's attempts to enlist the Justice Department in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Sponsor …

A Rogue DOJ Lawyer Almost Kept Trump in Office
54 years, 11 months ago

A Rogue DOJ Lawyer Almost Kept Trump in Office

Slate  

Mark Joseph Stern, a staff writer at Slate who covers courts and the law, has been taking a close look at the lawyers who tried to make overturning an election seem reasonable. You’ve got state attorneys general in 18 different states, as well as a lot of conservative intellectuals and Republican politicians, claiming that the election was conducted in an …

Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark can expect to be indicted for criminal conspiracy: legal expert
3 years, 4 months ago

Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark can expect to be indicted for criminal conspiracy: legal expert

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade claimed that former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark should be very concerned with being indicted for criminal conspiracy based upon a letter he wrote at Donald Trump's request that sought to overturn the 2020 presidential vote count in Georgia among other states. "So President Trump was urging the leadership of …

Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’
3 years, 4 months ago

Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump urged senior Justice Department officials to declare the results of the 2020 election “corrupt” in a December phone call, according to handwritten notes from one of the participants in the conversation. “Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen,” Trump said at one point to then-Acting Attorney …

Trump: New emails show how former President and his allies pressured Justice Department to try to challenge 2020 election results
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump: New emails show how former President and his allies pressured Justice Department to try to challenge 2020 election results

CNN  

CNN — New emails from Justice Department and White House officials show how President Donald Trump’s allies pressured then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to consider false and outlandish allegations that the 2020 election had been stolen at the same time that Rosen was being elevated to lead the Justice Department in December 2020. The emails show how Trump’s White House …

Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show

NPR  

Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show Enlarge this image toggle caption Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images A batch of emails released by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee appears to paint a clearer picture of how former President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to pressure the U.S. Justice Department …

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