Disciplinary council characterizes Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark's actions surrounding the 2020 election as 'coup attempt'

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Disciplinary council characterizes Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark's actions surrounding the 2020 election as 'coup attempt'
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Jeffrey Clark is accused of attempting to engage in dishonest conduct during his role in aftermath of the last presidential election.

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark's efforts to help then-President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election were characterized Tuesday as a coup attempt by Washington, D.C., Office of Disciplinary Counsel at a hearing to determine if Clark should be sanctioned.Clark is accused of attempting to engage in dishonest conduct during his role in aftermath of the last presidential election.

' Much of the hearing played like a rerun of the fraud claims from the 2020 election and the House Jan. 6 committee testimony, including a rehash of the dramatic Jan. 3, 2021 meeting when several attorneys within the White House and Justice Department threatened to quit if Trump fired Rosen as the acting attorney general and named Clark.The testimony also highlighted how much pressure was put on the Justice Department directly by Trump.

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