Report of Trump plot to oust acting attorney general precedes internal DOJ probe, lawyer condemnation
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s internal watchdog is investigating whether any department official improperly tried to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
The investigation follows two reports by the New York Times (here and here) on a plot to oust Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and force Georgia to change election results. The stories, based on anonymous sources, said Jeffrey Clark, the acting head of the civil division, had discussed the idea with then-President Donald Trump.