Live coverage: Official’s notes show Trump wanted DOJ to declare election corrupt
Justice,Justice Department,Donald Trump,William Barr,January 6 Committee,Adam Kinzinger,Liz Cheney,Voting Rights And Voter Fraud
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Justice Department officials’ unwavering resistance to former President Trump’s attempts to use their agency to legitimize his bid to remain in office will be the focus of Thursday’s hearing from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
“In the remaining weeks of the transition, President Trump tried to pressure the Department of Justice and help him overturn the 2020 election,” a select committee aide told reporters Wednesday.
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