Report: Justice Department Investigating Trump’s Actions in Jan. 6 'Criminal Probe'
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The Washington Post (Lean Left bias) on Tuesday night reported that the Department of Justice is investigating former President Donald Trump's actions to overturn the 2020 presidential election as part of a "criminal probe."
Citing four sources familiar with the matter, the report claimed that the Justice Department has been conducting interviews with former White House officials. Prosecutors are reportedly inquiring about Trump's privately-held conferences that took place in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot, his attempts to convince former Vice President Mike Pence to not certify the election results, and the extent he was involved in his outside attorneys' efforts to substitute electors in battleground states where Joe Biden won. The investigation is notably separate from the ongoing hearings being led by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. While the function of the committee hearings is to solely present collected evidence against Trump, the Justice Department probe could result in definitive charges. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday suggested that the Justice Department isn't ruling out the possibility of prosecuting Trump over the Capitol riot.
Several news outlets across the spectrum noted that they had spoken to sources that heard about the Justice Department's investigation. Left-rated coverage highlighted how the Justice Department is facing growing criticism for its "slow-moving investigation" into Trump's "fake-elector scheme." Right-rated coverage accentuated that prosecutors never brought charges against a former president because they didn't want it to be seen as using government power to "go after political opponents."
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From the Left
Justice Dept. investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probeThe Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump’s actions as part of its criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury — including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence — have asked in recent days about conversations with Trump, his lawyers, and others in his inner circle who sought to substitute Trump allies for certified electors from some states Joe Biden won, according to two people familiar with the matter....
From the Right
Biden DOJ has opened a criminal investigation into Trump for Jan 6 actionsIn the Biden administration's latest attempt to prevent former President Donald Trump from taking another run at the presidency, the Department of Justice is now investigating Trump's conversations and phone records surrounding his claim that the 2020 election should have gone in his favor, as part of a criminal probe. This is separate from the January 6 Committee's efforts.
Witnesses who are being questioned before a grand jury, including aides to former Vice President Mike Pence, have been asked about conversations and communications between then-President Trump and those close to him who were investigating...
From the Center
Feds reportedly investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probeFormer President Donald Trump’s actions in trying to overturn the 2020 election are being investigated as part of a criminal probe by the Justice Department, the Washington Post reported late Tuesday.
Citing four sources familiar with the matter, the Post reported that prosecutors have questioned multiple witnesses in recent days in front of a grand jury, asking detailed questions about Trump’s meetings in December 2020 and January 2021 and instructions he gave his attorneys and advisers about fake electors.
The Post also reported Justice Department investigators have obtained phone records from Trump’s...
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