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Why did Trump fire Attorney General Barr?

Feb 17, 2022 · On Monday, the attorney general’s office made public a Feb. 9 letter from Trump’s longtime accountant, Mazars, which said the Trump Organization’s financial statements for …

What did Trump say about acting Attorney General Jeff Clark?

Mar 03, 2022 · Barr says his relationship with Trump began to deteriorate over the attorney general’s refusal to file criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey, even though there were a few bits ...

What did Trump say about Attorney General William Barr's book?

Jul 30, 2021 · Trump to DOJ last December: 'Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me'. (CNN) Former President Donald Trump pressured acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to declare that the ...

Did Attorney General Letitia James target Trump for selective prosecution?

Feb 01, 2022 · Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Attorney General Letitia James of targeting him for “selective prosecution” to boost her political career — and urged a judge to quash ...

Potential testimony

Trump's suggestion in the documents that he and Republican lawmakers would be able to intervene in the election result is the latest evidence that Trump believed he could overturn the election through the January 6 congressional certification of the Electoral College results, in which Trump's allies attempted to throw out the election results of several states..

Trump floated firing more DOJ officials

Trump suggested during the call that he might replace Rosen with then-Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark, who had who reportedly urged Trump to make him acting attorney general instead of Rosen.

Insurrection Act

This law prohibits anyone who "incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto." In the first place, this law has almost never been invoked. The leading precedent on the statute comes from a case from 1863!

Election fraud

This law bans "attempts to deprive or defraud residents of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process, by . [the] tabulation of ballots known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent." Under this theory, by instructing his attorney general to say there was fraud in Georgia, Trump committed this crime.

Obstruction of justice

This law makes it a crime to corruptly obstruct, influence or impede any official proceeding or attempt to do so. Once more, the issue would be intent -- here reflected in the word "corruptly." In his January 6 speech, Trump encouraged the crowd to march to Capitol Hill but he did not explicitly encourage violence.

Hatch Act

The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity. The president himself is explicitly exempt from the strictures of the Hatch Act, but could be charged with the provision that makes it "unlawful for any person to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce" a federal employee to "engage in ...

Conspiracy to defraud the United States

This broad provision, much loved by prosecutors, makes it a crime to "conspire to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States." The first part of this law runs into the same problem as the specific statutes noted above -- that it's difficult to prove an underlying crime.