It’s yet another piece of evidence that shows how Trump thought the Justice Department was there to do his bidding.
As Donald Trump’s presidency was coming to an end, his closest allies were ready to cling on to any conspiracy theory that could keep the president in power. And fresh evidence shows there didn’t seem to be anything too wild that they weren’t willing to try to get the federal government to explore.
. Five emails provided to Congress show that in late December and early January, Meadows called on Jeffrey Rosen, who was the acting attorney general at the time, to investigate baseless allegations of fraud.From the emails it seems no theory was too crazy to investigate. Meadows even called on Rosen to explore a conspiracy theory that made the rounds claiming that people in Italy had.
it said it illustrated “just how nutty the world of right-wing conspiracy theories has become.” The conspiracy theory at the time was “bouncing around the dregs of the internet,” MMFA’s Parker Molloy wrote. Reuters wrote a fact-checking piece on the theory andSlate is covering the stories that matter to you. Become a Slate Plus member to support our work. Your first month is only $1.
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