this is clearly a new focus for the special counsel. separately, as potential indictments loom in georgia, related to donald trump s conduct after the 2020 election, his lawyers took new action today. what happened? they are trying once again to kill this state level investigation. we know the district attorney there has been looking into efforts by the former president and his allies to try to overturn that state s election results. willis used a special grand jury to conduct most of this investigation. speaking to well over 70 witnesses. here trump s lawyers are arguing that that was unconstitutional. they are trying to have it thrown out. as you noted, it s possible, there s a new grand jury that s been seated down there, it s possible an indictment could be handed up any time now. if you will indulge the legal scholar in me. one of the quotes that stuck out from the filing is trump s lawyers say, it s one thing to indict a ham sandwich.
details from washington. the department of justice investigation into the events that led to january 6th is expanding at a rapid pace. i am aware of other white house officials who have been reached out to by doj, and are planning to cooperate. former weiss out staffer elissa farah, telling cnn, the doj has reached out to more administration officials and the trump white house. top aides to bike vice president mike pence. cnn learning that cassidy hoskinson, a former trump aide to the chief of staff is the latest official from the last administration to start cooperating with the doj s criminal investigating. i think doj is keeping an eye on on who s coming before january six, and who may have helpful information. the news comes at the same time sources tell the washington post post and the new york times, that federal investigators have asked questions specifically about donald trump s actions. suggesting they are probe is getting closer to the former president himself. al
an eye on who is coming before january 6 and who may have helpful information. reporter: you news comes at the same time that sources say that the federal investigators have asked questions specifically about donald trump s actions, suggesting their probe is getting closer to the former president himself. all while a separate state level investigation is looking at trump and election interference in georgia. you see a pincer s movement on donald trump and perhaps this will be the occasion in which he cannot dodge criminal liability. reporter: the public posture of the doj is welcome news to members of the january 6 select committee who have been publicly pleading with federal prosecutors to take action. that encourages me or solidifies the understanding that i ve always operated with is that the department of justice has a vast arsenal of resources at their disposal. these are extremely competent effective lawyers. they know what they are doing. reporter: however there is no
investigation into the events that led to january 6th is expanding at a rapid clip. i am aware of other white house officials who have been reached out to by doj and are planning to cooperate. former white house staffer alyssa farrah telling cnndoj has reached out to more former officials in the trump white house, beyond just mark short and greg jacob, two top aides to former vice president mike pence. i think you could piece it together based on who has testified before the january 6th committee. again, these are related but separate track investigations. and i think doj is keeping an eye on who is coming before january 6th and who may have helpful information. the news come at the same time sources tell the washington post and new york times that federal investigators have asked questions specifically about donald trump s actions, suggesting their probe is getting closer to the former president himself. all while a separate state level investigation is looking at trump an
time sources tell the washington post and new york times that federal investigators have asked questions specifically about donald trump s actions. suggesting their probe is getting closer to the former president himself. all while a separate state level investigation is looking at trump and election interference in georgia. you see a pincers movement on donald trump, and perhaps this will be the occasion in which he cannot dodge criminal liability. the public posture of the doj is welcome news to members of the january 6th select committee who have been publicly pleading with federal prosecutors to take action. that encourages me or it solidifies the understanding i have always operated with, which is that the department of justice has a vast arsenal of resources at their disposal. these are extremely competent, effective lawyers. they know what they re doing. however, there is no question the political calendar and a pending presidential announcement by trump could compli