The DOJ Official Who Tried to Steal the Election for Trump Has a Sweet New Gig
54 years, 11 months ago

The DOJ Official Who Tried to Steal the Election for Trump Has a Sweet New Gig

Slate  

On Tuesday, ABC News reported that Jeffrey Bossert Clark—the Justice Department official who spearheaded an effort to overturn the 2020 election—sought to convince the Georgia General Assembly to throw out the actual results of the race and award its electoral votes to Donald Trump instead. To the contrary, after leaving the Justice Department, Clark landed a position as chief of litigation and director of strategy at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative-libertarian law firm that battles “the administrative state.” Clark’s transition back into the conservative legal movement illustrates once again that there have been virtually no professional consequences for the many Republican attorneys who tried to steal the election for Trump. But Clark took a turn in the final months of the Trump administration, when he ascended to acting Assistant Attorney General of DOJ’s Civil Division. Trump and Clark devised a plan: The president would fire Rosen and elevate Clark as acting attorney general; Clark would then inject the Justice Department into Trump’s mad dash to overturn the election. Its Board of Advisors includes retired conservative judge Janice Rogers Brown, prominent libertarian law professors Randy Barnett and Eugene Volokh, Supreme Court litigators Mike Carvin and Chuck Cooper, former Trump lawyer William Consovoy, and Clark’s former DOJ colleague Jennifer Mascott, who served as Associate Deputy Attorney General under Trump.

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'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report
3 weeks, 6 days ago

'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report

Raw Story  

Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher has been talking with career attorneys at the United States Department of Justice and has found that they are determined to stay on the job despite threats from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. According to Fisher, these lawyers know that the second Trump administration will likely be even more hostile to them than the …

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and what they foretell
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and what they foretell

New Indian Express  

It’s a scramble to dissect what Donald Trump and his presidency will mean for the United States and the rest of the world, but the initial indicators are loud and clear. Trump has been deliberately provocative – most of those selected for the top jobs have little experience, and have qualified only because of their hard right positions and their …

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies

Raw Story  

With the nomination of former congressman Matt Gaetz, a MAGA loyalist known for hyperbolic rhetorical attacks against Donald Trump’s enemies, to serve as attorney general, the president-elect appears to be eying the U.S. Justice Department as a cudgel against his political enemies. “There must be severe legal, political and financial consequences,” Davis said, after citing the FBI raid on Trump’s …

Panic at the DOJ: Lawyers ready to flee as Trump loyalists are set to commandeer the agency
1 month, 1 week ago

Panic at the DOJ: Lawyers ready to flee as Trump loyalists are set to commandeer the agency

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Everyone I’ve talked to, mostly lawyers, are losing their minds,” one DOJ attorney told …

Many in government are worried about Trump’s return. At DOJ, they’re terrified.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Many in government are worried about Trump’s return. At DOJ, they’re terrified.

Politico  

While alarm over Trump’s return is widespread throughout the federal bureaucracy, it is perhaps most acute at the Justice Department, which was at the center of many of the major controversies of his first term. “Many federal employees are terrified that we’ll be replaced with partisan loyalists — not just because our jobs are on the line, but because we …

Trump wants someone who will ‘do his bidding’ at DOJ. Here are the top contenders.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump wants someone who will ‘do his bidding’ at DOJ. Here are the top contenders.

Politico  

With such draconian plans, Trump is eager to have a chance at a do-over when it comes to choosing appointees to run the Justice Department. They didn’t clear house enough,” said a former Trump Justice Department official who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about inner workings. But people close to the process say conversations about prospective candidates for Justice …

Trump actually did appoint coup-backing Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general: report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump actually did appoint coup-backing Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general: report

Raw Story  

In the waning days of former President Donald Trump's first term, he weighed a plan to install DOJ official Jeffrey Clark as his acting attorney general, only to apparently decide against it after the threat of mass resignations at the DOJ convinced him it would backfire. According to Politico, attorney Harry MacDougald said on Thursday during Clark's disciplinary hearing that …

Trump ally Jeffrey Clark disciplinary hearing begins over role trying to overturn 2020 election
8 months, 3 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 …

Ex-DOJ Official Thoroughly Dismantles Trump's Election Conspiracy Defenses
1 year, 4 months ago

Ex-DOJ Official Thoroughly Dismantles Trump's Election Conspiracy Defenses

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mary McCord, a former top Justice Department official, shot down multiple defenses that Donald Trump and his defense team have been floating in his election conspiracy case. On Sunday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” McCord examined talking points the former president and his allies have been using against criminal charges that he conspired to overturn his 2020 …

MAGA lawyer Jeffrey Clark floated using Insurrection Act to keep Trump in power after Biden inauguration date
1 year, 4 months ago

MAGA lawyer Jeffrey Clark floated using Insurrection Act to keep Trump in power after Biden inauguration date

Raw Story  

Former Trump Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark, who took a lead role in former President Donald Trump's efforts to illegally remain in power, floated invoking the Insurrection Act to keep Trump in power after the date for President Joe Biden's inauguration. As Politico's Playbook notes, special counsel Jack Smith alleges that former Trump White House counsel Pat Philbin warned …

Here's why the prospect of a second Trump term terrifies DOJ officials
1 year, 5 months ago

Here's why the prospect of a second Trump term terrifies DOJ officials

Raw Story  

Justice Department officials are expressing worry that a Donald Trump 2024 election victory would plunge the agency into chaos, New York Magazine reports. Ankush Khadori writes for the outlet that concerns that a revenge-seeking Trump would use the Justice Department to prosecute his political enemies are not based on theory, but rather on the former president’s own words. Their most …

Trump lawyers ask DOJ not to indict during meeting: report
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump lawyers ask DOJ not to indict during meeting: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys met with the Department of Justice to argue against a possible indictment. The meeting Monday suggested that special counsel Jack Smith had nearly completed his investigation into Trump's mishandling of classified documents, although sources familiar with the probe say the special counsel has broadened his investigation of possible White House involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, reported …

Revealed: Secret block placed on DOJ phone search of J6 Freedom Caucuser
1 year, 10 months ago

Revealed: Secret block placed on DOJ phone search of J6 Freedom Caucuser

Raw Story  

A federal appeals court issued a secret hold that temporarily blocks the Justice Department from searching the phone of Rep. Scott Perry, the chair of the far-right Freedom Caucus and a key figure who helped former President Donald Trump try to overturn the 2020 presidential election, reported POLITICO on Monday. The Dec. 28 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Beryl …

DOJ's 'secret legal battle' could 'open a floodgate of damaging info about Trump': report
2 years, 1 month ago

DOJ's 'secret legal battle' could 'open a floodgate of damaging info about Trump': report

Raw Story  

A new report from New York Magazine documents how the United States Department of Justice has been waging what it describes as a "largely secret legal battle" that could soon "open a floodgate of damaging information" about former President Donald Trump. Even though the DOJ's investigation into Trump's actions leading up to the January 6th Capitol riots has taken a …

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 …

“Trump turned DOJ into his personal law firm”: Senate probes prosecutor’s claim of Trump corruption
2 years, 3 months ago

“Trump turned DOJ into his personal law firm”: Senate probes prosecutor’s claim of Trump corruption

Salon  

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Monday that it will probe former federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman's claim that former President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr sought to pressure federal prosecutors to go after Trump's perceived enemies. Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland that the panel will investigate claims of "astonishing …

DOJ ups the pressure on Trump as it looks into his actions to overturn the election
2 years, 4 months ago

DOJ ups the pressure on Trump as it looks into his actions to overturn the election

NPR  

DOJ ups the pressure on Trump as it looks into his actions to overturn the election NPR's Asma Khalid talks to former federal prosecutor Brian Jacobs about reports the Justice Department is looking at former President Trump's actions as part of its Jan. 6 criminal probe. To talk about what this all means, I'm joined now by former federal prosecutor …

DOJ directly probing Trump's actions in plot to overturn 2020 election in criminal investigation: report
2 years, 4 months ago

DOJ directly probing Trump's actions in plot to overturn 2020 election in criminal investigation: report

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, The Washington Postreported that the Justice Department is now focusing in on the actions of former President Donald Trump in the plot to throw out the results of the 2020 presidential election. "Prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury — including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence — have asked in recent days about …

Hearing: Trump told Justice Dept. to call election ‘corrupt’
2 years, 6 months ago

Hearing: Trump told Justice Dept. to call election ‘corrupt’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in his desperate bid to stay in power and relenting only when warned in the Oval Office of mass resignations, according to testimony Thursday to the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “So …

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 …

US justice officials outline Trump's 'brazen' takeover bid
2 years, 6 months ago

US justice officials outline Trump's 'brazen' takeover bid

Raw Story  

Former assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel Steven Engel, former acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen and former acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue are sworn in by committee chairman Bennie. Washington - Lawmakers investigating the attack on the US Capitol on Thursday detailed Donald Trump's efforts to recruit the Justice Department into his scheme to overturn his …

The January 6 hearings delve into Donald Trump's alleged scheme to force the US Justice Department to help him steal the election
2 years, 6 months ago

The January 6 hearings delve into Donald Trump's alleged scheme to force the US Justice Department to help him steal the election

ABC  

The words "pressure campaign" have been used repeatedly in the first public hearings of the US House committee investigating the events of January 6, 2021. Multiple witnesses testified Mr Trump leaned on Department of Justice leadership to publicly back him by falsely declaring the election was "corrupt". "Between December 23 and January 3, the president either called me or met …

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 …

Trump Told DOJ To Declare 'Corrupt' Election To Help Coup, Jan. 6 Committee Shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump Told DOJ To Declare 'Corrupt' Election To Help Coup, Jan. 6 Committee Shows

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump told his Justice Department to falsely announce that the 2020 presidential election was “corrupt” and then leave the rest to him and his Republican allies in Congress, according to dramatic testimony Thursday from the latest Jan. 6 committee hearing. Eric Herschmann, a top Trump White House lawyer who previously appeared via videotape advising leading coup-plotter John …

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 …

Jan. 6 Committee To Hear Of Trump's Pressure On Justice Department
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 Committee To Hear Of Trump's Pressure On Justice Department

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 committee will hear from former Justice Department officials who faced down a relentless pressure campaign from Donald Trump over the 2020 presidential election results while suppressing a bizarre challenge from within their own ranks. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images In a written statement prepared for the committee and obtained by …

Jan 6 panel lays out Trump pressure on Justice Dept – A timeline
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan 6 panel lays out Trump pressure on Justice Dept – A timeline

Al Jazeera  

In fifth hearing this month, ex-Justice Department officials tell January 6 panel about Trump efforts to overturn vote. Here are some of the hearing’s highlights: Justice Department officials laid out campaign of pressure to legitimise false claims of fraud Several GOP lawmakers, including Congressman Matt Gaetz, asked for pardons: Official Ex-Justice Department official said Trump told him: “Just say the …

‘Murder-suicide pact’: Ex-Justice Dept. officials describe Trump’s campaign of coercion
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Murder-suicide pact’: Ex-Justice Dept. officials describe Trump’s campaign of coercion

LA Times  

Then-President Trump nearly replaced the head of the Department of Justice with a supporter of his fraud theories after the acting attorney general refused to comply with his persistent demands to falsely claim there was evidence of malfeasance in the 2020 election, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection detailed in its hearing Thursday. Testimony on Thursday also detailed Trump’s …

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 …

Opinion: America was lucky Trump didn’t seize control of the DOJ
2 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: America was lucky Trump didn’t seize control of the DOJ

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Elliot Williams is a CNN legal analyst. Elliot Williams Courtesy Elliot Williams Thursday’s hearing of the select congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack featured testimony from three men who are not household names but held jobs of indescribable importance in the American legal system: Jeffrey A. Rosen, former acting attorney general; Richard Donoghue, former acting deputy attorney …

Former DOJ officials detail threatening to resign en masse in meeting with Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Former DOJ officials detail threatening to resign en masse in meeting with Trump

NPR  

Former DOJ officials detail threatening to resign en masse in meeting with Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Witnesses in today's hearing revealed details of a dramatic Oval Office meeting on Jan. 3, 2021, in which top Justice Department officials banded together to prevent Jeffrey Clark, an environmental lawyer at …

'Go back to your office': New report details furious DOJ blow-up in front of Trump days before Jan. 6
2 years, 6 months ago

'Go back to your office': New report details furious DOJ blow-up in front of Trump days before Jan. 6

Raw Story  

According to a report from the Washington Post's Michael Kranish, in the days before the Jan. 6 insurrection, high-ranking members of the Department of Justice were at each other throats over attempts to throw out the 2020 presidential election results. As Kranish notes, the battle between two factions in the highly politicized DOJ have been reported before, but new details …

Jan. 6 House committee requests interview with GOP congressman Scott Perry
3 years ago

Jan. 6 House committee requests interview with GOP congressman Scott Perry

Raw Story  

The select House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol has requested a meeting with Pennsylvania’s Rep. Scott Perry, R-10th District, citing evidence that the sitting member of Congress had “an important role” in efforts to appoint Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general. In a letter sent Monday to Perry, Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, asked …

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, …

Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
3 years, 2 months ago

Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena to a former Justice Department lawyer who positioned himself as an ally of Donald Trump and aided the Republican president’s efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. A Senate committee report issued last week shows how he championed Trump’s efforts …

Report details Trump’s all-out bid to undo election results
3 years, 2 months ago

Report details Trump’s all-out bid to undo election results

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat brought the Justice Department to the brink of chaos, and prompted top officials there and at the White House to threaten to resign, a Senate Judiciary Committee report found. Trump’s actions led to a near-revolt at department headquarters that receded only after senior officials warned of a mass …

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 DOJ lackey who tried to steal election should be 'called up today on charges': Ex-senator
3 years, 4 months ago

Trump DOJ lackey who tried to steal election should be 'called up today on charges': Ex-senator

Raw Story  

A shocking letter released this week revealed that an official from former President Donald Trump's Justice Department tried to push the department to directly intervene to overturn the election results in Georgia. The official, Jeffrey Clark, was stopped by others in the DOJ but the country came shockingly close to an official coup. If Donald Trump had fired the acting …

Trump's final days: Just how much pressure did DOJ face to investigate fake voter fraud claims?
3 years, 4 months ago

Trump's final days: Just how much pressure did DOJ face to investigate fake voter fraud claims?

Salon  

According to a report from the Washington Post, former President Donald Trump engaged in a "personal pressure campaign" during the dying days of his term to try and compel acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to investigate claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Trump allegedly called Rosen nearly every day between the resignation of Attorney General William Barr and …

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

Donald Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’

India TV News  

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 General Jeffrey …

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 …

Notes Show Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Declare The 2020 Election Corrupt
3 years, 4 months ago

Notes Show Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Declare The 2020 Election Corrupt

NPR  

Notes Show Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Declare The 2020 Election Corrupt Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images In a telephone call in late December, then-President Donald Trump pressured senior Justice Department officials to declare the 2020 election "corrupt" in an effort to help him and his Republican allies in Congress try to overturn …

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 …

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