Anger and insults: Documents show DOJ pushed back bluntly at Trump effort
By Rebecca Beitsch - 03/03/22 03:06 PM EST
Court records filed by the House Jan. 6 committee reveal new details about the “blunt and direct” language used in a January 2021 meeting at the White House as then-President Trump weighed firing Justice Department leaders who would not carry out an investigation into his baseless claims of voter fraud.
Trump’s pressure campaign at the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been a key focus for the select committee, which Wednesday night alleged the former president “engaged in criminal conspiracy.”
The weighty accusation comes amid a case arguing a Trump campaign attorney cannot shield his records from the committee, as legal advice given with the intention of committing a crime is not protected under attorney-client privilege.
To back that assertion, the committee provided depositions with top Trump-era DOJ officials who speak candidly about the now-infamous January 2021 meeting where many threatened to resign as Trump mulled installing mid-level DOJ attorney Jeffrey Clark, one of his allies, as acting attorney general to forward an investigation.
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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/596769-anger-and-insults-documents-show-doj-pushed-back-bluntly-at-trump
