'We've had conversations with the former attorney general already. We have talked to Department of Defense individuals,' Thompson said.
An individual close to former Attorney General Bill Barr has confirmed that the House select committee investigating January 6 contacted Barr for what was described as an informal conversation to see if he knew of any information related to the attack on the Capitol that day or the actions of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clarke.
Congressman Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, revealed Sunday that Barr had spoken with investigators. Several news outlets last week published the draft executive order that was obtained by the select committee as part of a trove of documents it requested from the National Archives last year. Trump sued to block the committee from getting the reams of records from his White House, but the Supreme Court last week
"We have information that between the Department of Justice, a plan was put forward to potentially seize voting machines in the country and utilize Department of Defense assets to make that happen," he said.
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