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06.23.22 | 1:09 pm

ABC is reporting that federal agents searched former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark’s home yesterday morning.

Betrayed Brooks Now Willing To Testify In Front Of Jan. 6 Panel
INSIDE: FBI Search Warrants ... 'A Good Guy With A Gun' ... Dr. Oz
06.23.22 | 8:06 am
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How Trump Tried To Hijack The DOJ Before January 6
Here's what we know so far about the subject of today's Jan. 6 Committee hearing.
06.23.22 | 7:00 am
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Maybe There Will Be Coup Prosecutions Prime Badge
06.22.22 | 7:26 pm

This and other articles are among the first I’ve seen that make me think there will be prosecutions of individuals involved in the attempted 2020 presidential election coup. This one is from the Post and reports a new round of subpoenas and what appear to be court-ordered searches of various individuals involved in the “fake elector” scheme. Let me note a couple points about that part of the coup conspiracy.

Where Things Stand: DOJ Now Appears Focused On Fake Electors Who Got Wrapped Up In Coup Plot
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06.22.22 | 6:37 pm

A new report in the Washington Post today indicates the Justice Department might be expanding the scope of its focus on the fake Trump electors scheme, zeroing in on the people involved in the plot who may have intended to follow through or tried to follow through with the scheme.

Previous reports have revealed the DOJ was looking at the fake electors plot, but the bureau was reportedly mostly in talks with people who sounded the alarm about the scheme — which was a key layer of MAGAland’s campaign to keep Trump in power despite losing the election.

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