The Trump White House is facing increased scrutiny on Capitol Hill as a powerful committee chairman wants to interview then-President Trump's former chief of staff to determine the extent of the pressure the DOJ faced to try to overturn Joe Biden's victory
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the chairman on the Senate Judiciary Committee, indicated that he wants to investigate allegations that former chief of staff Mark Meadows and other White House officials may have aided Trump's pressure campaign. Durbin told CNN the committee is also interested in understanding whether there were others in the White House pushing back against Trump's efforts behind the scenes.
Timeline shows how days leading up to Capitol riot unfolded 02:33One of the emails appeared to indicate that Rosen had declined to set up a meeting between the FBI and a man who was promoting the Italy conspiracy theory in online videos.
Sen. Durbin on Trump's 'frightening' push to involve DOJ in election lies 10:22"There were forces within the White House who were also pushing back against the president's wild views. But, having said that, it was a very tense period in history. We're going to get to the bottom of it," Durbin added.Former US attorney BJay Pak will be the next witness interviewed by the Senate Committee, Durbin said Monday. He is expected to testify this week.
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