NYT: Trump reportedly plotted a shakeup of the DOJ in a scheme to force Georgia to overturn its election results (1 Viewer)

[Incumbent]

Katie Benner reports that the plan was abandoned under the threat of mass resignations if an attempt was made to move forward with the idea.

Trump and Justice Dept. Lawyer Said to Have Plotted to Oust Acting Attorney General (Published 2021)

Trying to find another avenue to push his baseless election claims, Donald Trump considered installing a loyalist.

www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — 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.

The department officials, convened on a conference call, then asked each other: What will you do if Mr. Rosen is dismissed?

The answer was unanimous. They would resign.

 

[Roofgardener]

Well, the DOJ Internal watchdog seems to be paying attention.

Really ?

 

[wardorican]

Really ?

Post #15. Pretty broad, not specific people. "Any DOJ employee"

 

[Roofgardener]

Post #15. Pretty broad, not specific people. "Any DOJ employee"

Ah right.. but that doesn't relate to the opening post, and the allegation that Trump was going to fire Jeffrey Rosen ?

 

[zztop]

curious, has anyone been following what has been going on with this probe, and/or why is Lindsey so reluctant to testify?

Court puts on hold Graham's testimony in Ga. election probe

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sunday agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court’s order requiring that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.

apnews.com

Willis opened the investigation early last year, prompted by a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. During that conversation, Trump suggested Raffensperger could “find” the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss in the state.

Willis and her team have said they want to ask Graham about two phone calls they say he made to Raffensperger and his staff shortly after the 2020 general election. During those calls, Graham asked about “reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” Willis wrote in a petition seeking to compel his testimony.

 

[MT15]

I think Graham is just as guilty as Trump in this, and Rudy as well. I sure hope they can make Graham testify.

 

[DaveXA]

I think Graham is just as guilty as Trump in this, and Rudy as well. I sure hope they can make Graham testify.

Well, if he's guilty of something, he's definitely not testifying. Even if not, I don't see him doing it. There's no upside for him either way.

 

[MT15]

Well, if he's guilty of something, he's definitely not testifying. Even if not, I don't see him doing it. There's no upside for him either way.

He’ll have to win a court case to keep from having to testify. So far he hasn’t won.

 

[DaveXA]

He’ll have to win a court case to keep from having to testify. So far he hasn’t won.

Sure, I hope he has to testify. We'll see.