'DOJ needs to get involved' after Senate investigation reveals there were two 2020 ‘coups’: CNN legal analyst
October 07, 2021
During a segment on CNN this Thursday, legal analyst Elie Honig commented on a new Senate report detailing how the ringleaders of former President Donald Trump failed attempt to reverse the 2020 elections results finally seem to be facing real consequences for their roles.
Two of those ringleaders were lawyers John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark. As Slate points out, Eastman pushed the idea that then-Vice President Mike Pence could refuse to certify Joe Biden's victory and then promoted it at the Jan. 6 rally before the Capitol riot. Clark went to his Justice Department superiors and pressured several legislatures into awarding their electoral votes to Trump even though Biden carried their states.
According to Honig, there were two "coups" going on to steal the election. "One coup was Donald Trump trying to steal the election, the coup was happening inside DOJ with Jeffrey Clark -- who's a real villain in this story -- tried to take over as [attorney general] so he could weaponize DOJ to help Trump take over the election," he said.
"So, this is a real scandal, and it's more than that," Honig continued. "Merrick Garland, DOJ needs to get involved here. Congress has done its part. It's time for DOJ to take a look."
When asked if the allegations open up Clark, Eastman, and others to criminal charges, Honig said "it absolutely should."
"It is a federal crime to try to interfere with an election ... and let's focus on Jeffrey Clark for a minute here; this guy committed a fraud."
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