The Jan. 6 House committee is set to bring into focus former Pres. Trump's relentless post-Election Day efforts to enlist the Justice Department in his failed bid to overturn his election loss.
A video featuring former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen is played during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.on the U.S. Capitol is set to bring into focus Thursday former President Donald Trump's relentless post-Election Day efforts to enlist the Justice Department in his failed bid to overturn his election loss.
Trump's efforts following his loss to Biden blew up any notion of Justice Department independence on criminal investigations that might benefit the White House or president politically. Trump’s post-election interaction with top DOJ officials portray a president pressing for specific investigations that could potentially help him keep his grip on power.
Vice Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney speaks during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, on June 13, 2022 in Washington, D.C.MORE: Despite text, Sen. Ron Johnson insists he had no role in false electors aide sought to share with Pence The emails showed a draft letter circulated by Clark on Dec. 28, which he sought to send to Georgia's governor and other top state officials, advising them to convene the state legislature into a special session so lawmakers could investigate claims of voter fraud.
A day later, according to previous testimony from Rosen and Donoghue to both the Senate Judiciary Committee and House select committee, came the extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office.Rosen said he arranged for the meeting through Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after learning from Clark that Trump planned to replace him "so that [Clark] could pursue" his plan with the Georgia election.
What appeared to change Trump's mind, according to Donoghue's testimony, was unanimity among nearly everyone in the room that they would resign if Trump moved forward with the plot. Rosen, Donoghue and Engel could also serve to bolster the committee's line of argument that President Trump was persistent in moving forward with his attempt to overturn the election leading up to Jan. 6, even as he had been told repeatedly that he had lost.
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