Justice Dept. investigating Trump's actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe
Source: Washington Post
The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump’s actions as part of its criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury — including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence — have asked in recent days about conversations with Trump, his lawyers, and others in his inner circle who sought to substitute Trump allies for certified electors from some states Joe Biden won, according to two people familiar with the matter. Both spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
The prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings Trump led in December 2020 and January 2021; his pressure campaign on Pence to overturn the election; and what instructions Trump gave his lawyers and advisers about fake electors and sending electors back to the states, the people said. Some of the questions focused directly on the extent of Trump’s involvement in the fake-elector effort led by his outside lawyers, including John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani, these people said.
In addition, Justice Department investigators in April received phone records of key officials and aides in the Trump administration, including his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, according to two people familiar with the matter. That effort is another indicator of how expansive the Jan. 6 probe had become, well before the high-profile, televised House hearings in June and July on the subject.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/26/trump-justice-investigation-january-6/
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And, this one was burning my fingers it's so hot! 
Was trying to format paragraphs and whatnot. 
It's all yours! 
And I was also heartened to hear that the J6 Committee was now only on a "summer break" and would continue in September "with public hearings" (at least according to a CBS radio report I heard a couple days ago). I think the original expectation was that the last prime-time hearing would have been the "final one" before the report but obviously "the dam has burst" so we have to "stay tuned"! In fact, I think CBS even called it an ultimate "cliff-hanger".
Slap it together on the iPad and just get it out there!
Seriously, BRDS does a much better post format.
You update your posts, give background and visuals to meet anyones taste.
Me: "Oh, my goodness! Someone post this, now!! Ugh, fine I'm going in, but you're not going to love my delivery!"
News junky!!!!
By Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush
July 26, 2022, 9:55 p.m. ET
Federal prosecutors have directly asked witnesses in recent days about former President Donald J. Trump’s involvement in efforts to reverse his election loss, a person familiar with the testimony said on Tuesday, suggesting that the Justice Department’s criminal investigation has moved into a more aggressive and politically fraught phase.
Mr. Trump’s personal role in elements of the push to overturn his loss in 2020 to Joseph R. Biden Jr. has long been established, both through his public actions and statements and evidence gathered by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.But the Justice Department has been largely silent about how and even whether it would weigh pursuing potential charges against Mr. Trump, and reluctant even to concede that his role was discussed in senior leadership meetings at the department.
Asking questions about Mr. Trump in connection with the electors plot or the attack on the Capitol does not mean the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into him, a decision that would have immense political and legal ramifications.
The department’s investigation into a central element of the push to keep Mr. Trump in office — the plan to name slates of electors pledged to Mr. Trump in battleground states won by Mr. Biden — now appears to be accelerating as prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington ask witnesses about Mr. Trump and members of his inner circle, including the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, the person familiar with the testimony said.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/us/politics/trump-jan-6-justice-department.html
(obviously had to wait for "queen" Haberman to "approve"
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Just today, another DUer was saying that there haven’t been any leaks in Garland’s previous high profile prosecutions…
It helped me, I hope it helped others, too.
That's why I quit trying to argue with them.
Some have said that they will be happy to admit they were wrong if things turn out better than they expect, but that remains to be seen.
My hat's off to you for keeping your word.
Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!We all needed this boost right now. Nice that it's on the heels of both Garland's Lester Holt interview and the NYT's explosive reporting on the idiot's emails regarding the the "fake" electors scam.
It was a BIG day for us!
