attorney general testifies trumps efforts subvert

Much is already known about that effort, which has been documented in public reports and in previous testimony on Capitol Hill, including that of former Attorney General William Barr before the January 6 committee. On Thursday, the fifth day of hearings and the last until the committee resumes its public presentations in July, the panel will demonstrate how the former president executed a similar pressure campaign on the DOJ in his desperate effort to remain in the White House. In four days of high profile hearings, the select committee investigating the Capitol attack and its lead-up have detailed how Trump and his cronies pressured then-Vice President Mike Pence and local elections officials to help him overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.

“That view was wrong then and it is wrong today, and I hope our presence here today helps reaffirm that fact.” “Some argued to the former president and public that the election was corrupt and stolen,” former acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen said in a written statement to House investigators.

Donald Trump treated the Department of Justice as his own personal legal team throughout his presidency - and attempted to use the agency to hang onto that power after his 2020 election loss, according to witness testimony presented by the January 6 committee Thursday.

Attorney general testifies trumps efforts subvert