Thread by @Brandi_Buchman

The @January6thCmte meets @ 3 PM ET for its 5th public hearing. We will hear illuminating testimony from witnesses about Trump's attempt to corrupt the Department of Justice as he pushed to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
MORE inside:
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Testimony is expected to stretch for roughly two hours from a panel of three witnesses: former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, former deputy acting attorney general Richard Donoghue, and Steven Engel, the former lead at the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel.

The committee will share evidence that it says demonstrates how Trump pushed to have the department state publicly that there was widespread election fraud where there was none.

Live testimony and interviews from previously recorded depositions with witnesses like former Attorney General Bill Barr will also explore how Trump angled to have the department file lawsuits on his behalf so his failed fraud allegations would appear credible.

You may want to keep this handy as it most certainly will come up today:
A copy of the draft letter ex-DOJ official and Trump lackey Jeffrey Clark wanted to send out declaring there was fraud in states where there was none.
scribd.com/document/54383…

Witness testimony and additional evidence presented today is expected to show how very little space there was between total chaos and true law and order at the DOJ.

I'll live-tweet once the hearing gets underway at 3PM ET. But in the meantime, catch up here:
dailykos.com/stories/2022/6…

Need a link to watch today's @January6thCmte hearing? Here's one!

How about some key facts and figures relevant to today's @January6thCmte hearing unpacking former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election?

The Senate Judiciary Committee interviewed today's witnesses (Rosen, Donoghue, Engel) when that cmte was investigating reports that Trump had pressured leadership at the DOJ to file legal briefs supporting baseless claims of election fraud.
There are 6 major findings.
Let's go.

#1: After interviewing Rosen, Donog. Engel, notes/correspondence & with help from Nat'l Archives and DOJ, the Sen Judic Cmte finds Trump "repeatedly" asked DOJ to endorse claims of voter fraud even though his own officials had long informed him the claims were not credible

#2: Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows asked Rosen "multiple" times to violate rules between the WH and DOJ on communication and Meadows asked Rosen to have DOJ look into GA, NM, Dominion Voting Systems and the conspiracy theory peddled by Giuliani known as Italygate

(2a: Here's deputy AG Richard Donoghue reminding Jeffrey Clark - Trump's DOJ lackey - and other DOJ officials) in *November* 2020 what the policies are between DOJ/WH communications

#3: After mtg w/Trump, Jeffrey Clark leans on Rosen, Donog. to say DOJ investigating elec. fraud & inform swing state legislatures (GA 1st) to appoint Trump's fake electors, overriding certified vote
R,D refuse. Clark threatens to replace Rosen at Trump's behest.

#3a: After Rosen, Donoghue refused to go along w/Clark, there's a call between Trump and Rosen, then at least two mtgs at the WH before the mtg on Jan. 3, '21 where Rosen, Donoghue, Engel tell Trump they will resign if Clark replaces Rosen over this

https://twitter.com/Brandi_Buchman/status/1539947502316699650?s=20&t=ZHyI_Gr7UpbpH-IjzpuVog

#4: Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa; PA State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R; Trump atty Cleta Mitchell and others tied to the "Stop the Steal" movement helped Trump pressure DOJ to overturn election results, per Senate Judic Cmte investigation. Raffensperger pressured by Mitchell, Meadows

#5: Trump forced the resignation of US Atty BJ Pak in GA because he did not think Pak was doing enough to pump election fraud claims. With Pak out, Trump skipped over Pak's true successor, handpicks Bobby Christine. Trump once told Donoghue he thought Christine would help him.

#6: Fmr AG Barr "weakened" longstanding policy aimed at keeping DOJ out of election processes. Before and after the '20 election, Barr directed prosecutors "not to wait until after certification" to investigate Trump's fraud claims.
Barr declared fraud claims baseless on 12/1/20

The entire report from the Senate Judiciary Committee is available here.
While the 6 findings are far from the only pertinent details, this information underpins a lot of what we will hear today during the @January6thCmte hearing at 3pm ET:
scribd.com/document/57945…