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In reply to the discussion: Justice Dept. investigating Trump's actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe [View all]BumRushDaShow
(136,677 posts)30. Ha! NYT *finally* has a breaking on this
Justice Dept. Asking Witnesses About Trump in Its Jan. 6 Investigation
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. Trumps involvement in efforts to reverse his election loss, a person familiar with the testimony said on Tuesday, suggesting that the Justice Departments criminal investigation has moved into a more aggressive and politically fraught phase.
Mr. Trumps 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 departments 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. attorneys 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
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. Trumps involvement in efforts to reverse his election loss, a person familiar with the testimony said on Tuesday, suggesting that the Justice Departments criminal investigation has moved into a more aggressive and politically fraught phase.
Mr. Trumps 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 departments 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. attorneys 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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Justice Dept. investigating Trump's actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe [View all]
herding cats
Jul 2022
OP
Thanks for keeping your radar out! Man, my heart's beating faster the closer we get.
ancianita
Jul 2022
#6
Looks like they're pursuing the "conspiracy to defraud" charges, which...
LudwigPastorius
Jul 2022
#35