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'Make sure Republicans win': Tumult at DOJ as top-down orders rattle investigators
What happened
RawStory, summarizing reporting by The Atlantic, says the Trump White House has pressed FBI and Justice Department leaders to pursue indictments connected to President Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election. More than 40 current and former officials, FBI employees, and congressional staffers described demands relayed as coming from the White House, while FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly pushed investigators to “look harder” after their work failed to produce the anticipated cases.
One Justice Department official said that after asking about rules designed to…
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