Jeffrey Clark, the former acting head of the DOJ’s civil division, emerged as a key player in Donald Trump’s post-election efforts to challenge the 2020 election before the inauguration of President Biden.
Last week, thereport against presidential adviser Steven K. Bannon for his refusal to cooperate with the committee. In explaining his decision, Bannon’s lawyer cited Trump’s plan to invoke executive privilege.
It was not clear why Driscoll and Clark split, but people familiar with the matter suggested that it had to do with whether Clarke would cooperate with the committee’s requests. Clark, the former acting head of the DOJ’s civil division, emerged as a key player in Trump’s post-election efforts to challenge the 2020 election before the inauguration of President Biden.Clark wrote and circulated a draft letter dated Dec. 28, addressed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that urged officials in that state to investigate unfounded claims of fraud.
Rosen was interviewed by the House panel last week. Many of the questions posed to him focused on his interactions with Clark and who among Clark’s allies were inside Justice and outside of the government, according to one of the people familiar with the meeting.Details of Clark’s dealings with Rosen and Trump were uncovered initially thanks to cooperation between the Biden-era Justice Department and the congressional panels.
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