Top DOJ official drafted resignation email amid Trump election pressure

In early January 2021, one top Justice Department official was so concerned that then-President Donald Trump might fire his acting attorney general that he drafted an email announcing he and a second top official would resign in response.

“This evening, after Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen over the course of the last week repeatedly refused the President’s direct instructions to utilize the Department of Justice’s law enforcement powers for improper ends, the President removed Jeff from the Department,” Hovakimian wrote in his never-sent email. “PADAG Rich Donoghue and I resign from the Department, effective immediately.

His draft email has not previously been published. Raphael Prober, a partner at Akin Gump and lawyer for Hovakimian, declined to comment.which said the group of Justice Department officials had taken part in a conference call organized by Donoghue. The officials had agreed on the call to resign together if Trump sacked Rosen.

A lot of attempted corruption and crime apparently. Who’s going to jail?

January6thCmte TheJusticeDept Help us?

Crying over Cuomo so they hit Trump. Evictions are so kind but against the law. Trump was pissed off get over it.

This stuff happens all the time. What is the point of this story?

Lol, and Republicans call themselves Patriots!

Remember when sensasse lisamurkowski MittRomney were part of a gop that didn’t blindly worship the worst excuse for a politician ever inflicted upon America?

So what

Girly man.

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