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DOJ reportedly investigating Trump’s conduct, conversations as part of 2020 election probe

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The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the actions and correspondence of former President Trump in its investigation of his inner circle’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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  1. Talking Points Memo

    Jan. 6 Panel Members Call On DOJ To Open Criminal Probe Into Trump (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Several members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee on Sunday argued that there is enough evidence for Attorney General Merrick Garland to open a criminal investigation into former President Trump after…

  2. Insider

    Federal prosecutors have reviewed Trump officials' phone records and questioned witnesses as the DOJ's Jan. 6 probe zeroes in on the former president: report (opens Insider)

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    Investigators are focused on the extent to which Trump was involved in his attorneys' efforts to mobilize fake electors, The Washington Post reported.

  3. Newsweek

    Donald Trump criminal investigation—What we know so far (opens Newsweek)

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    The DOJ is said to be asking key witnesses about the former president's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

  4. KTVU San Francisco

    DOJ reportedly investigating Trump’s conduct, conversations as part of 2020 election probe (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the actions and correspondence of former President Trump in its investigation of his inner circle’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

  5. NBC Chicago

    Justice Department Investigating Trump's Actions as Part of Jan. 6 Probe (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The inquiry is related to the DOJ’s broader probe of efforts overturn the 2020 election results and not a criminal investigation of Trump himself, an administration official said.

  6. Washington Examiner

    DOJ investigating Trump in Jan. 6 investigation: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Department of Justice is investigating former President Donald Trump as part of its larger criminal inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a new report.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    DOJ probe into Jan. 6 now encompasses communications of allies of Trump (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    The Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting at the U.S. Capitol, now includes questions for witnesses about the communications of people close to then-President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign.

  8. Local News 8

    Latest moves suggest DOJ investigation of 2020 election is looking at conduct directly related to Trump and his closest allies (opens Local News 8)

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    By Tierney Sneed and Evan Perez, CNN The move by the Justice Department to bring two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence in front of a federal grand jury is the most aggressive public step taken yet by prosecutors investigating the plots to subvert the 2020 election.

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