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Republican congressman played a role in Trump's campaign to fight election loss
On Saturday, Illinois senator Richard Durbin, who is the incoming chairman of the Judiciary Committee, told the DOJ in a letter that he was investigating alleged efforts by the former president and Clark to use the government department to further Trump's plan to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. [Full Article...]
Trump tried to block Biden's win by firing Acting AG
Clark noted that last month he was the lead signatory on an application from the Justice Department requesting a federal judge to dismiss a complaint that aimed to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to reverse the election results. Clark told the Times that its report contained unspecified inaccuracies and that he could not speak to his conversations with Trump or department lawyers. [Full Article...]
Trump mulled replacing AG to try and overturn election results - United States media
Clark noted that last month he was the lead signatory on an application from the Justice Department requesting a federal judge to dismiss a complaint that aimed to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to reverse the election results. U.S. President Donald Trump , Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, left, leave after attemding session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. [Full Article...]
Trump Pressured DOJ to Back Election Fraud Conspiracies
An outside lawyer working for Trump reportedly drafted a brief that the then-president wanted the DOJ to file, but officials refused, according to the WSJ. The unassuming lawyer who worked on the plan, Jeffrey Clark , had been devising ways to cast doubt on the election results and to bolster Mr. Trump's continuing legal battles and the pressure on Georgia politicians. [Full Article...]
Republican congressman played a role in Trump's campaign to fight election loss
On Saturday, Illinois senator Richard Durbin, who is the incoming chairman of the Judiciary Committee, told the DOJ in a letter that he was investigating alleged efforts by the former president and Clark to use the government department to further Trump's plan to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. [Full Article...]
Trump tried to block Biden's win by firing Acting AG
Clark noted that last month he was the lead signatory on an application from the Justice Department requesting a federal judge to dismiss a complaint that aimed to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to reverse the election results. Clark told the Times that its report contained unspecified inaccuracies and that he could not speak to his conversations with Trump or department lawyers. [Full Article...]
Trump Tried Pressuring DOJ Into Asking SCOTUS To Overturn Biden's Victory
Greg Friel, the lawyer just named to oversee the Justice Department's civil rights division on a temporary basis, issued a directive Friday revoking a 22-page memorandum a Trump appointee released earlier this week taking a cramped view of a major Supreme Court decision previous year that longstanding federal law protects LGBTQ individuals from discrimination at work. [Full Article...]
China gives coast guard power to use arms
Chinese coast guard ships often come into close contact with foreign vessels - sometimes engaging in tense stand-offs - as they assert Beijing's claims to much of the South and East China seas. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that the law is in line with worldwide practices, adding that Beijing "will remain committed to upholding peace and stability in the sea". [Full Article...]