New emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee show how Trump's White House assistant, chief of staff and other allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.
The emails show how Trump's White House assistant, chief of staff and other allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election -- and how Trump directed allies to push Rosen to join the legal effort to challenge the election result, according to a batch of emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday.
Honig: Emails show Trump had his enablers 01:39The emails also show how Trump directed allies toward Rosen, who had been named acting attorney general following Barr's December 2020 resignation after Barr had publicly said there had not been widespread fraud in the election. Kurt Olsen, a private attorney, reached out to John Moran at the Justice Department on December 29 requesting a meeting with Rosen, promising he could meet at the Justice Department with an hour's notice.
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