Justice Dept. tells former Trump admin. officials that they can answer questions from Congress about efforts by President Trump or department officials to challenge, stop the counting or overturn the results of the presidential election.
The DOJ is informing the former officials that while the department typically resists such congressional inquiries and even asserts executive privilege, this one is different, according to one of the letters sent to Jeffrey Rosen, who was acting attorney general after“The extraordinary events in this matter constitute exceptional circumstances warranting an accommodation to Congress in this case,” the letter to Rosen said.
Many of these former officials were earlier given approval to testify about the Justice Department’s planning for and response to the Capitol riot. “That authorization remains in effect,” the letter said.Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court, based in Washington.
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