The DOJ’s “top leaders listened in stunned silence... One of their peers...had devised a plan with ... Trump to oust Jeffrey A. Rosen as acting AG & wield the department’s power to force GA state lawmakers to overturn its presidential election results.” 1/ nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/…
2/ “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.” 3/
“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.” 4/
The answer was unanimous. They would resign.” 4/
“Their informal pact ultimately helped persuade Mr. Trump to keep Mr. Rosen in place, calculating that a furor over mass resignations at the top of the Justice Department would eclipse any attention on his baseless accusations of voter fraud.” 4/
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