Senate committee report details new instances in which former Pres. Trump and his allies sought to use the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 election.
, that urged officials in Georgia to investigate unfounded claims of fraud and perhaps overturn President Joe Biden's victory in the state.
It wasn't until near the end of the meeting that the president relented on his plans to install Clark and have him send the letter, Rosen and Donoghue both testified.In this Sept. 22, 2020, file photo, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
The Democrats' report additionally details efforts by Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., who led the effort objecting to counting the Pennsylvania's electoral votes following the Jan. 6 riot, to introduce Jeffrey Clark to Trump and his direct outreach to Rosen's deputy Donoghue about false allegations of voter fraud in his state.
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