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‘Just say the election was corrupt’: Trump pressure on Justice Department detailed

Headline from Tucson Weekly

President Donald Trump sought to use the U.S. Justice Department to create the illusion of a legitimate investigation into the validity of the 2020 election results, the Jan. 6 committee and former Justice Department leaders said Thursday in the panel’s fifth hearing this month.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Hearing: Trump told Justice Dept. to call election 'corrupt' (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in his desperate bid to stay in power and relenting only when warned in the Oval Office of mass resignations, according to testimony Thursday to the House p…

  2. Moultrie Observer

    UPDATE: 1/6 panel hears of Trump's pressure on Justice Department (opens Moultrie Observer)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in his desperate bid to

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘Say the Election Was Corrupt': Panel Hears of Trump's Pressure on DOJ (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Former President Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in his desperate bid to stay in power and hosting a dramatic Oval Office showdown in which he weighed replacing the agency’s leader with a …

  4. The Buffalo News

    1/6 panel hears of Trump's pressure on Justice Department (opens The Buffalo News)

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    Former top Justice Department officials have testified to the Jan. 6 committee that President Donald Trump hounded the department to pursue his false election fraud claims, contacting the agency’s leader

  5. Tucson Weekly

    ‘Just say the election was corrupt’: Trump pressure on Justice Department detailed (opens Tucson Weekly)

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    President Donald Trump sought to use the U.S. Justice Department to create the illusion of a legitimate investigation into the validity of the 2020 election results, the Jan. 6 committee and former Justice Department leaders said Thursday in the panel’s fifth hearing this month.

  6. Fox5 Atlanta

    January 6 hearing: Trump pressured Justice Department to call election 'corrupt' (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Former top Justice Department officials have testified to the Jan. 6 committee that President Donald Trump hounded the department to pursue his false election fraud claims.

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