Trump allies leaned on Justice Dept. to push probes into 2020 election fraud claims.
The emails to Jeffrey Rosen, from Trump's former assistant -- with the subject line"From POTUS" -- purport to show manipulation of voting machines in Michigan.
The emails were sent on Dec. 14, the day Trump announced Bill Barr would be stepping down as attorney general and as Electoral College votes were being counted.Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen holds a news conference to announce the results of the global resolution of criminal and civil investigations with an opioid manufacturer at the Justice Department on Oct. 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C.
Another theory Meadows peddled to Rosen, in a Jan. 1 email with a link to YouTube video, was an allegation the committee said came from a former intelligence officer that people in Italy had somehow used satellites to manipulate votes in theRosen, in an email to acting Attorney General Donoghue, said he was asked to meet with one of Rudy Giuliani’s associates, Brad Johnson.President Donald Trump speaks during a retreat with Republican lawmakers at Camp David in Thurmont, Md., Jan. 6, 2018.
In an unsigned, single-page order, the court rejected the lawsuit, citing a lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. In dismissing the case, the Supreme Court said Texas had no"cognizable interest" in how Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia conduct their own elections.
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