The Justice Department has sent letters to six former Trump DOJ officials telling them that they can participate in Congress' probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Earlier, those attorneys who had been asked to testify had said they would need authorization from the Justice Department, sources told ABC News.Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen holds a news conference at the Justice Department on Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
"Department attorneys, including those who have left the Department, are obligated to protect non-public information they learned in the course of their work," reads the DOJ's letter, which was sent Monday and reviewed by ABC News."For decades and across administrations, however, the Department has sought to balance the Executive Branch's confidentiality interests with Congress's legitimate need to gather information.
"The extraordinary events in this matter constitute exceptional circumstances warranting an accommodation to Congress in this case," the letter said.
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