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Donald Trump told US government to say election was ‘corrupt’, inquiry told

Mr Trump has called the inquiry a “kangaroo court” being used to distract from issues which have arisen under Joe Biden’s tenure

Evening Standard

Government lawyers say Trump’s plan to reverse loss in key states ‘a murder-suicide pact’

Lawyers recount alleged hounding by Trump, forcing them to threaten mass resignation

The Independent UK

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‘More to come’: what the January 6 panel has revealed of Trump’s efforts to retain power

Analysis: In five hearings, the committee has shown the various paths the ex-president and his team explored to overturn the election

The Guardian - US

Preemptive pardons, Trump’s Justice Dept. plans and other takeaways from Thursday’s Jan. 6 hearing

WASHINGTON — The fifth hearing of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 focused Thursday on how then-President Donald Trump sought to misuse the Justice Department to convince states and the courts that there was widespread election fraud.

Los Angeles Times

'Just say it was corrupt', and 3 other takeaways from Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing

Former Justice Department officials described the relentless pressure Trump put on them to find evidence of voter fraud when it didn't exist and a tense showdown in the Oval Office.

WEKU

Gohmert sought presidential pardon after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, ex-White House staffer says

WASHINGTON — Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, sought a pardon from former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the House committee investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results revealed Thursday.

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Former DOJ officials detail threatening to resign en masse in meeting with Trump

Witnesses in today's hearing revealed details of a dramatic Oval Office meeting on Jan. 3, 2021.

WEKU

Here's every word from the fifth Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

Read the full transcript from the June 23 hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

WEKU

Raid of Jeffrey Clark’s home escalation of inquiry into election overturn effort

Federal investigators seized his electronic devices in a pre-dawn search before the fifth public hearing by the Capitol attack panel

The Guardian - US

The January 6 hearings delve into Donald Trump's alleged scheme to force the US Justice Department to help him steal the election

The US committee investigating the Capitol riot hears of efforts by an increasingly desperate Donald Trump to stay in power after he lost the election. These are the biggest revelations.

ABC News

Top DOJ officials detail Trump's efforts to overturn election results

Their testimony reveals the extent of Trump's efforts to politicize the department and help him carry out his desire to change the election results.

Axios

5 key takeaways from fifth January 6 Capitol riot hearing

Latest hearing focuses to Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure US Justice Department to ‘say the election was corrupt’.

Al Jazeera

Justice Department raids home of former DOJ official at center of Jan. 6 panel’s investigation

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators on Wednesday searched the Virginia home of Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who pushed the department, at former President Donald Trump’s request, to get involved in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.

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The Independent UK

Takeaways: Trump risked provoking 'constitutional crisis'

The House Jan. 6 committee is showing how the pressure that Donald Trump put on the Justice Department could have led to a “constitutional crisis” after the 2020 election

Salon

To restore DOJ integrity, arrest Trump

Are you listening, Merrick Garland? Protecting the DOJ means keeping Trump's stubby fingers off it

WEKU

DOJ officials pushed back on Trump's baseless election fraud claims

About a week before the Jan. 6 attack, there was an "escalation" of then-President Donald Trump's demands about election fraud allegations, a former acting deputy attorney general testified.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert asked Trump for a pardon after insurrection, Jan. 6 committee reveals

Gohmert was mentioned several times during Thursday’s hearing, which focused on the coordinated effort by Trump and his allies to convince the Justice Department to investigate voter fraud and help overturn election results.

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Axios

Former acting AG Jeffrey Rosen says Trump called him "virtually every day" to push DOJ on election fraud

Rosen said during the Jan. 6 committee's fifth public hearing that the Justice Department declined all of Trump's requests.

Roll Call

Trump ignored lack of election fraud, pressured DOJ officials to ‘just say’ election was ‘corrupt’ - Roll Call

Former President Trump pressured Justice Department officials to push his own political goals, conjuring memories of Richard Nixon.

Roll Call

Jan. 6 panel airs evidence of more GOP lawmaker pardon requests - Roll Call

Five GOP members of Congress requested pardons following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according to evidence presented at a hearing

The Independent UK

Agents search home of Trump-era Justice Dept. official

Federal agents have searched the Virginia home of a Trump-era Justice Department official who championed efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election

The Guardian - US

January 6 panel calls Trump’s scheme a ‘power play’ that nearly succeeded

Ex-president told officials to declare election ‘corrupt’ and ‘leave the rest to me and Republican congressmen’

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 panel to show Trump misused Justice Department to claim election was stolen

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump pushed Department of Justice officials to falsely claim there was evidence of fraud in the 2020 election and attempted to replace the acting attorney general when he refused to comply with his demands, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection will…

Los Angeles Times

‘A murder-suicide pact’: Former DOJ officials say they refused Trump’s requests to intervene in election

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