Trump and Justice Dept. Lawyer Said to Have Plotted to Oust Acting Attorney General

[Hamlette]

The Justice Department’s top leaders listened in stunned silence this month: One of their peers, they were told, had devised a plan with President Donald J. Trump to oust Jeffrey A. Rosen as acting attorney general and wield the department’s power to force Georgia state lawmakers to overturn its presidential election results.

The unassuming lawyer who worked on the plan, Jeffrey Clark, had been devising ways to cast doubt on the election results and to bolster Mr. Trump’s continuing legal battles and the pressure on Georgia politicians. Because Mr. Rosen had refused the president’s entreaties to carry out those plans, Mr. Trump was about to decide whether to fire Mr. Rosen and replace him with Mr. Clark.
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Mr. Clark was also focused on Georgia. He drafted a letter that he wanted Mr. Rosen to send to Georgia state legislators that wrongly said that the Justice Department was investigating accusations of voter fraud in their state, and that they should move to void Mr. Biden’s win there. Mr. Rosen and Mr. Donoghue again rejected Mr. Clark’s proposal.

Unbeknown to the acting attorney general, Mr. Clark’s timeline moved up. He met with Mr. Trump over the weekend, then informed Mr. Rosen midday on Sunday that the president intended to replace him with Mr. Clark, who could then try to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College results. He said that Mr. Rosen could stay on as his deputy attorney general, leaving Mr. Rosen speechless.
Unwilling to step down without a fight, Mr. Rosen said that he needed to hear straight from Mr. Trump and worked with the White House counsel, Pat A. Cipollone, to convene a meeting for early that evening.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/politics/jeffrey-clark-trump-justice-department-election.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

Too bad it's behind the paywall. Interesting stuff. Trump only backed down then top DOJ officials said they would resign en mass if Trump fired Rosen.

[greyl]

1. Because they're all so innocent. nt

[twodogsbarking]

2. What other states did Trump

pressure for favors?

[Pachamama]

3. A question that needs to be investigated

My best educated guess is at least 2 - 4 other states: Arizona, PA, WI, NV & MI...

[twodogsbarking]

5. The states where he won need to be investigated.

Trump is always presumed guilty because he, well, always is.

[tanyev]

4. "The unassuming lawyer who worked on the plan"

Don't think that's quite the right adjective for him.