The panel also discussed a push by the former president to have the Justice Department challenge election results in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the Supreme Court.
Steven Engel, former assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, and Richard Donoghue, former acting deputy attorney general, are sworn in before the U.S. House Select Committee's fifth hearing on its Jan. 6 investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
The committee argued that such a declaration from Justice Department officials that fraud took place in the election would have cast doubt on the results and given GOP-controlled state legislatures a pretense to appoint alternate presidential electors and prevent President Biden’s victory. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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