Senate Judiciary Committee interviews fmr. Dept. of Justice officials as part of investigation into whether fmr. President Trump was trying to enlist the DOJ to help with his post-election efforts.
or DOJ officials to challenge, stop counting or overturn the results of the presidential election.
The letters were sent to former officials who were asked to testify or answer further questions from the House Oversight and Senate Judiciary committees, according to Justice Department and congressional officials. Durbin added there will be a report on the interviews and there are more people that he will try to bring in, such as Jeffrey Clarke, a Trump-appointed DOJ lawyer.
There will be another meeting coming up this week, said Durbin."We're going to keep pushing forward on this. I have been on this since January. And now we're getting some real results."Frank Thorp V is a producer and off-air reporter covering Congress for NBC News, managing coverage of the Senate.
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