Newly released emails show Trump pressured DOJ to challenge election results, House Oversight says

[hookaleft]

Source: CNBC

In his final days in office, former President Donald Trump pressured top Department of Justice officials to challenge his election loss to President Joe Biden, the House Oversight Committee said Tuesday.

The oversight panel said that a cache of more than 200 pages of newly released emails from Justice Department officials and White House staff sheds new light on how Trump tried to undermine the results of the 2020 election and advance unsupported voter fraud claims, with the “apparent goal” of keeping himself in power.

The documents show, among other allegations, that Trump in December pressed the Justice Department to file a Supreme Court lawsuit to nullify the election, the committee said.

The dump of new materials came hours before the Oversight Committee was set to hold its second hearing on the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol invasion.

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/15/trump-pressured-doj-to-challenge-election-results-emails-show-house-panel-says.html

[mopinko]

1. is that what sent billy barr heading so the hills?

[hookaleft]

2. That is what the article indicates n/t

[Botany]

3. And at least 50% of all the republicans in America are fine with this attempted overthrow ...

... of our democracy.

Trump & his people should all be subpoenaed today.

[turbinetree]

6. Exactly.....

[oasis]

4. "Impeach" is just a word we say when things are being said.

[ShazzieB]

5. Anyone surprised by this?

If so, please indicate by a show of hands.

Anybody? Bueller?

Yeah, I didn't think so. I for one was sure this was going on. It's good to have it conclusively confirmed, no? 😉

[bucolic_frolic]

7. 45 was so unwell, his judgment all off kilter

Any idiot in America would know such a lawsuit would fail. He would have needed 9 Kavanaugh-Barretts and still rolled snake eyes. It would be like you or me going bankrupt, marching into court, and ask for an injunction so we could take over the local bank to erase our debts.

The man is BONKERS.

[Justice matters.]

14. Well, "it" always has been a mob boss.

So mob boss bonkers.

But the fact "it" was never held accountable since birth day...
And shoveled millions his way at age 7 by sugar daddy...

[KPN]

8. Just arrest and prosecute the fucker already. Okay, I know, patience. My point is. Let's at least

arrest, arraign and prosecute the MF. Yeah, there's probably no jury that will unanimously find him guilty, but at least all of the evidence will once and for all be aired for all to see. That in itself will satisfy me. His future, including his legacy, will be nothing but excrement forever after.

[rkleinberger]

9. So is Jefferey Clark just going to get away with it?

Unbelievable the lack of accountability for these criminals and seditionists.

[moose65]

10. But his emails......

LOCK HIM UP!!!!!!

[djacq]

11. There's no bottom.

[pandr32]

12. +1

[BradAllison]

13. No surprise

The most corrupt administration in history. This guy makes Nixon look like a saint.

He needs to be prosecuted as a federal criminal.