acting attorney general testifies efforts subvert

Nearly all the legal challenges from Trump and his allies have been dismissed by judges, including two tossed by the U.S. Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia, key battleground states won by Democrat Joe Biden, also vouched for the integrity of the elections in their states. Also on Monday, the voting machine company Dominion Systems filed a defamation suit against Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani for his repeatedly false claims about widespread voting fraud in the election.Įlection officials across the country, along with Trump’s former attorney general, William Barr, have confirmed there was no widespread fraud in the election. Capitol and a second impeachment of Trump, this time for inciting an insurrection.

The watchdog’s probe is part of a growing number of efforts underway to investigate the attempts by Trump and his allies to subvert the election results. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded the inspector general launch a probe “into this attempted sedition.” The New York Democrat said it was “unconscionable a Trump Justice Department leader would conspire to subvert the people’s will.” I am not an expert, but I believe he could testify on his own if he chose to. Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump’s Efforts to Subvert Election Mr. His remarks came during the January 6 Committee hearing on the investigation of the attack on the U.S.

The Justice Department watchdog investigation follows a report in The New York Times that a former assistant attorney general, Jeffrey Clark, had been discussing a plan with then-President Donald Trump to oust the acting attorney general and try to challenge the results of the 2020 race by falsely saying there had been widespread election fraud. Rosen has publicly stated that the Justice Department did not find any fraud. 6 will hold a hearing next week exploring how former President Donald Trump corruptly planned to replace acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Monday that the investigation will investigate allegations concerning the conduct of former and current Justice Department officials but will not extend to other government officials. The House select committee investigating Jan. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Acting attorney general testifies efforts subvert