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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJan. 6 select panel takes over House probe of Trump DOJ
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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/05/jan-6-panel-house-probe-trump-doj-502628
The Oversight Committee's chair said in a statement that "we look forward to the Select Committee fully exposing the former presidents unconstitutional attacks on our democracy."
The movement of those interviews with former Justice Department aides marks an abrupt change in House Democrats investigations of the end of Trumps presidency. That shift underscores the growing importance of the select committees work as it readies its next steps with a political spotlight on Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and the panels two anti-Trump Republicans, Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. The consolidation of the probes could also allow House Democrats to prevent any overlap in the investigation into Trump's attempts to overturn the election.
And notably, the shift in the investigation did not appear to affect the upper chamber; a Senate Judiciary Committee spokesperson said Thursday that the panel is beginning to interview witnesses this week in its own inquiry. The chair of that panel, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), told POLITICO that his committee planned to interview two Trump-era DOJ Justice Department officials soon.
The House Oversight Committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sources said it has canceled plans to interview former acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen and his former second-in-command, Richard Donoghue. Those interviews had been scheduled for this week and next. Instead, the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot will question the two men.
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Jan. 6 select panel takes over House probe of Trump DOJ (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Aug 2021
OP
Now it is out of reach of the GOP sedition facilitators seated on the Oversight Committee
Tom Rinaldo
Aug 2021
#2
marble falls
(56,358 posts)1. Now it gets juicy ...
... Bill Barr's probably figuring out his cooperation and plea deal with his attorney already.
Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)2. Now it is out of reach of the GOP sedition facilitators seated on the Oversight Committee
This is a brilliant move.