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Committee releases on Oct. 7 added new documentary detail to an already public record of Donald Trump’s pressure on Justice Department officials after the 2020 vote. The materials described repeated efforts to get the department to elevate or act on election-fraud claims that had been rejected or undermined by available evidence.
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Committee releases on Oct. 7 added new documentary detail to an already public record of Donald Trump’s pressure on Justice Department officials after the 2020 vote. The materials described repeated efforts to get the department to elevate or act on election-fraud claims that had been rejected or undermined by available evidence.
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Committee releases on Oct. 7 added new documentary detail to an already public record of Donald Trump’s pressure on Justice Department officials after the 2020 vote. The materials described repeated efforts to get the department to elevate or act on election-fraud claims that had been rejected or undermined by available evidence.
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