More records keep Trump’s election-pressure scheme alive
Fresh reporting and document releases on December 22 kept spotlighting how aggressively Trump and his allies pushed the Justice Department to help them overturn the 2020 result. The story mattered because it underscored that the effort was organized inside official channels, not just a bunch of outside complainers yelling into the wind.
First recorded Dec 22, 2021·Meaningfully updated Dec 22, 2021
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More records keep Trump’s election-pressure scheme alive
Fresh reporting and document releases on December 22 kept spotlighting how aggressively Trump and his allies pushed the Justice Department to help them overturn the 2020 result. The story mattered because it underscored that the effort was organized inside official channels, not just a bunch of outside complainers yelling into the wind.
Fresh reporting and document releases on December 22 kept spotlighting how aggressively Trump and his allies pushed the Justice Department to help them overturn the 2020 result. The story mattered because it underscored that the effort was organized inside official channels, not just a bunch of outside complainers yelling into the wind.
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