Former DOJ Officials Detail Trump Effort to Get Them to Discredit 2020 Vote

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Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen told congressional investigators he believed then-President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to accept the results of the 2020 election was misguided, according to testimony made public Thursday

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WASHINGTON—Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen told congressional investigators he believed then-President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to accept the results of the 2020 election was misguided and that he would have “strongly preferred if he had chosen a different focus in the last month of his presidency,” according to testimony made public Thursday.

“I disagreed with things that President Trump suggested the Justice Department do with regard to the election, so we did not do them,” Mr. Rosen told the Senate Judiciary Committee in August in his first extended remarks about the episode, as the panel was investigating Mr. Trump’sTo Read the Full Story

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The DeepSrate won. 1) Mr Trump's instincts have been born out by the AZ audit. 2) Mr Trump acted properly to seek DOJ review of apparent fraud 3) DOJ declined claiming no evidence 4) Mr Trump gave up his office observing procedural continuity. 5) History will honor Mr Trump.

Misguided? Is that what he calls the continued attempts to subvert democracy?

'Misguided' is a rather generous description of Trump's attitude. 'Fraudulent' would be closer to the truth.

If that is what he said it would be the understatement of the century. Like saying the attack on Pearl Harbor was 'a little excessive'

Rosen 'believed'.... I'm not a trump fan, but ANYONE who believes he/she shouldn't lose a position will sieze upon and promote any information they are fed that supports their belief. Some are more vociferous and dogged than others.

Hey HawleyMO - I assume that pressuring DOJ to “throw out” the election results was all perfectly fine?!?

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