Neither Mastriano nor Perry has been charged with any crime. Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States. Trump is scheduled to appear for arraignment Thursday. Obstruction of and Attempt to Obstruct an Official Proceeding.Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding.Conspiracy to Defraud the United States.
The four charges leveled against Trump by the Justice Department are: Trump declined to promote Clark after senior DOJ officials, including Donoghue, threatened to resign in protest.
When President Trump asked if I would make an introduction, I obliged.” Perry acknowledges introducing Clark and Trump, but said, “Throughout the past four years, I worked with Assistant Attorney General Clark on various legislative matters. Just days before the Capitol attack, select committee records show, Perry texted then White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to check on Clark’s status. I think he’s the kind of guy who can get in there and do something about this stuff,” Donoghue testified. He said something to the effect of, ‘I think Jeff Clark is great.
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6 Select Committee about Trump’s effort to install Clark, who was an environmental lawyer in the DOJ at the time.Ĭlark was introduced to Trump by midstate Congressman Scott Perry (R-York), who pushed election conspiracy theories and refused a subpoena to testify before the House January 6th Select Committee.įormer Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue told the committee how Perry urged Trump to install Clark as A.G. That information matches testimony to the Jan. In the indictment, “Co-conspirator 4” is described as “a Justice Department official who worked on civil matters.” The indictment states, “Co-Conspirator 4 sent a draft letter to the Acting Attorney General and Acting Deputy Attorney General, which … contained numerous knowingly false claims about the election and the Justice Department.” Trump appeared to briefly appoint Clark as acting attorney general amid this battle before rescinding the decision amid a mass resignation threat by top DOJ officials. Another co-conspirator appears to be former Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark of Philadelphia, who promised to look into Trump’s false claims of election fraud if promoted to attorney general.
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