witnesses who said they were pressured by people close to the ex-president to, quote, do the right thing, be loyal to donald trump, reminding them trump would be paying close to attention to their words. the committee suggests it has many other examples of witness tampering, which is of course a very serious crime. is that what is happening here? and will the doj be looking into this? they believe they could affect testimony of witnesses before the committee. oits a very serious issue, and i imagine the department of justice would be very interested in and take that seriously as well. the two investigations going on, congressional and criminal, are showing signs of clashing again. there s friction over access to transcripts of interviews the committee conducted that the justice department wants. the new york times reporting federal prosecutors were just as surprised by hutchinson s testimony this week as anyone else watching and left feeling blindsided. but at the same
committee is expressing frustration with the pace of criminal indictments and the dodoj opting not to house subpoenas. i am frustrated, for instance, that mark meadows and dan scavino have refused to come in and talk to congress. the justice department has failed to indict them for that. all it does is send a message you just have to resist the select committee and you may be able to resist all penalty. that s been a frustration. federal agents moved in on some of trump s allies in recent days, searching the home of jeffrey clark, a former justice department official who almost became acting attorney general and seizing the phone of lawyer john eastman, two central figures in the plot to help keep trump in power. both had a bright spotlight shined on them in the congressional hearings. so, will the two investigations come together in the days and weeks to come? and what will justice for the