Trump did not specifically name the members of Congress on board with his plan, but at various points through the call referred to the House Republicans Jim Jordan and Scott Perry, as well as the Senate Republican Ron Johnson, who are some of his most vociferous defenders on Capitol Hill. In the December call, Donoghue told Trump that the justice department had no power to change the outcome of the election, to which the former president replied that he had no such expectation and that he and his allies in Congress would advance the voter fraud claims. It is also the latest example of the far-reaching campaign mounted by Trump over the final weeks of his presidency to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden in a contest devoid of any widespread voter fraud.
In that case, the inspector general could refer the matter to federal prosecutors.Trump’s demand to the justice department represents an extraordinary instance of a president seeking to influence an agency that is supposed to operate independently of the White House to advance his own personal interests and political agenda. Clark crossed the line into potentially criminal behavior. The Justice Department’s inspector general could make a determination about whether Mr. Clark’s actions emerge, it is unclear what, if any, consequences he could face. Trump’s orbit played in the effort to undermine the peaceful transition of power, “which is what Trump tried to do, intently and concertedly.”Īs details of Mr. Rosen presented new facts and evidence that led him to believe that the committee would need to answer “profound and important questions” about the roles that individuals in Mr. Grassley, Republican of Iowa Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota Ben Sasse, Republican of Nebraska and Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, attended parts of the interview. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois and chairman of the committee Charles E. Rosen’s more than six hours of testimony. Blumenthal was one of a handful of senators, including Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, and Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, who sat through most of Mr. Trump delivered an incendiary speech to thousands of his supporters hours before a mob of loyalis ts violently stormed the Capitol. Biden’s electoral victory, as a day of reckoning. 6, when Congress convened to formalize Mr. Pressuring state officials to ‘find votes.’ As the president continued to refuse to concede the election, his most loyal backers proclaimed Jan. Rosen’s account “dramatic evidence of how intent Trump was in overthrowing the election.” Trump’s Bid to Subvert the Election Clark, with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Rosen discussed previously reported episodes, including his interactions with Mr. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, said Mr. Clark’s colleagues to prevent the White House from overturning the election results, and Mr. Such a letter would effectively undermine efforts by Mr. Biden’s victory because the Justice Department was investigating accusations of voter fraud in the state. Rosen to send to Georgia state legislators, wrongly asserting that they should void Mr. Trump about ways to have the Justice Department publicly cast doubt on President Biden’s victory, particularly in battleground states that Mr. Clark had been engaging in unauthorized conversations with Mr.
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