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Chapter 4.15 - President Trump's Unprecedented Attempt to Subvert the DOJ (The January 6th Report) Mar 03, 2023

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The most senior DOJ officials stopped President Trump from co-opting America's leading law enforcement agency for his own corrupt purposes. This short section concludes with a quote from Jeffrey Rosen regarding his short time as the Acting Attorney General.

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Chapter 4.14 - January 3, 2021: Clark Informs DOJ Leadership That He Will Accept President Trump's Offer (The January 6th Report) Mar 02, 2023

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On January 3rd, Clark informed Rosen that he had decided to accept the President's offer to serve as the Acting Attorney General. Rosen took four steps to try and prevent Clark's ascension to Attorney General. At Rosen's request, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows arranged a meeting with the President that evening. The threat of mass resignations ultimately prevented Clark from taking over as acting Acting Attorney General.

Chapter 4.13 - January 2, 2021: Rosen and Donoghue Confront Clark Again (The January 6th Report) Mar 01, 2023

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On Saturday, January 2nd, Rosen and Donoghue told Clark that he should stop meeting with the President. Clark told Rosen that he would decline the offer to become the Acting AG if Rosen and Donoghue signed his letter to officials in Georgia. That same day, President Trump attempted to coerce Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger into finding enough votes to win the state.

Chapter 4.12 - December 31st Meeting (The January 6th Report) Mar 01, 2023

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On December 31st, 2020, President Trump returned to Washington, DC, after celebrating Christmas in Florida. The President once again raised the prospect of naming Clark the Acting Attorney General. Trump also floated the prospect of naming a special counsel to investigate the allegations surrounding the elections. During the December 31st meeting, the President also raised the prospect of seizing the voting machines. However, the DOJ pushed back, saying they had no basis to seize voting machines from the States.

Chapter 4.11 - Rosen's December 30th Call With President Trump (The January 6th Report) Feb 28, 2023

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On December 30th, Acting Attorney General Rosen had a phone call with President Trump that included a discussion about the proposed United States v. Pennsylvania lawsuit. During the call, Rosen clearly explained to the President that DOJ could not file it.

Chapter 4.10 - December 29th Meeting (The January 6th Report) Feb 28, 2023

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In a meeting on December 29th, senior DOJ officials were presented with a draft civil complain tentatively called United States v. Pennsylvania. The DOJ looked at the lawsuit and determined they could not file it for multiple reasons. One primary reason was the proposed lawsuit lacked merit. This chapter also brings up a new allegation of a conspiracy involving an Italian company that was involved in changing votes in the Presidential election.

Chapter 4.9 - December 28, 2020: The Clark Letter (The January 6th Report) Feb 27, 2023

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On December 28, 2020, Jeffrey Clark sent a five-page draft letter to Department of Justice leaders for their signature. If signed and sent, the letter may have provoked a constitutional crisis. The letter was a recommendation to Georgia state leaders to hold a special session in light of "significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election." It also supported the notion of competing slates of electors in other contested states.

Chapter 4.8 - Congressman Scott Perry Calls Donoghue (The January 6th Report) Feb 24, 2023

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Representative Perry was one of President Trump's key congressional allies in the effort to overturn the election's results. When Perry called Donoghue on December 27th, the Pennsylvania Congressman saidthat President Trump asked him to call. Perry said he didn't think DOJ had been doing its job on the election. Because Pennsylvania's election site had not been updated, it led to claims that there were more votes counted than there were actual votes cast in the state.

Chapter 4.7 - December 27th Phone Call (The January 6th Report) Feb 23, 2023

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President Trump made several allegations during a December 27th call with Acting Attorney General Rosen. Acting Deputy Attorney General Donoghue was conferenced in and said the President was becoming more adamant that they weren't doing their job. President Trump wanted the Department to say the election was corrupt, so he and the Republican Congressmen could exploit the statement in the days leading up to January 6th.

Chapter 4.6 - President Trump Is Introduced to Jeffrey Clark (The January 6th Report) Feb 22, 2023

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Congressman Scott Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, introduced a little-known DOJ official named Jeffrey Clark to the President. While Clark was the Acting Head of the Civil Division and Head of the Environmental and Natural Resources Division at the Department of Justice, he was introduced to the President. Clark said that if Trump would change the leadership at the DOJ, he might be able to do more to support the President's claims about the election.

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