Trump tells acting AG "just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me"

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Media Capture & ControlLegislative CaptureElectoral Manipulation
Actors:Donald Trump, Jeffrey Rosen, Richard Donoghue, Department of Justice
2020-12-27 · 1 min read

In a phone call with Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Deputy AG Richard Donoghue, Trump pressured them to declare the 2020 election corrupt despite no evidence of fraud. Trump stated "just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen." This conversation, revealed in the Jack Smith report, demonstrates Trump's attempt to weaponize DOJ to overturn the election results.

Sources

  1. Jack Smith's Final Report on Trump InvestigationsFirst Amendment Encyclopedia(2025-01-14)
  2. Report of Special Counsel Smith Volume 1 January 2025Department of Justice(2025-01-14)
  3. Newly released notes show Trump pressured DOJ to declare election was 'corrupt'ABC News(2021-07-30)
  4. Notes Show Trump Pressing DOJ Leaders To Call 2020 Election CorruptNPR(2021-07-30)