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Senate investigation documented Trump’s bid to bend DOJ toward overturning the election

Date
2020-12-27
Entry type
investigative-finding
Current status
Conduct is recorded with the cited evidentiary status; no unstated liability is inferred.
Last reviewed
2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Claims and evidence

  1. factreported

    The Senate Judiciary Committee reported that on 2020-12-27, Donald Trump pressured Justice Department leaders to support false election-fraud claims and considered replacing Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen with Jeffrey Clark.