WASHINGTON Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Clark nearly convinced then-President Donald Trump to remove then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and use the Department of Justice to undo Georgia s election results, The New York Times reported Friday.
Clark who appealed to the former President s false claims of election fraud met with Trump earlier this month and told Rosen following the meeting that the then-President was going to replace him with Clark. Clark would then move to keep Congress from certifying the election results in then-President-elect Joe Biden s favor, according to the paper.
Rosen demanded to hear the news straight from Trump, according to the paper, and arranged a meeting on the evening of January 3 the same day that Trump s call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which Trump pressured the state official to find enough votes for him to win Georgia, came to light.
| UPDATED: 21:49, Tue, Jan 19, 2021
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The incoming US President, due to be sworn in later today, replaces Donald Trump who has close links with Scotland through his mother. The Scottish Government last night said they were keen to develop closer trade and cooperation relationships with the Biden administration to promote Scotland on the “world stage”.
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The soon-to-be former President of the United States is reportedly planning to throw his own farewell ceremony in Maryland on the same day his successor Joe Biden will be sworn into the White House. The end of Mr Trump’s presidency has been marred by his attempts to overthrow the result of the November election, which saw Mr Biden comfortably win.
Inauguration Day is also moving day at the White House. It's typically a precision operation carried out in about five hours as the residence staff labors to move out one leader and settle in another.
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