The Justice Department has launched an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
The investigation is part of a “criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results” four anonymous sources told The Post.
A Trump spokesman did not immediately respond to a request from the Post for comment. A Justice Department spokesman and a lawyer for Meadows declined to comment, according to the Post report.
The news of the investigation comes after last week’s Jan. 6 congressional hearing focused on Trump’s whereabouts and lack of action after the assault on the U.S. Capitol began. Thursday’s hearing also revealed bizarre behind-the-scenes footage from that day during the taping of Trump’s speech to the nation, including a refusal to concede the election results and several outtakes in which he stumbled over words.
A grand jury that has been convened has heard from witnesses that include two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence about possible conversations they had with Trump, his attorneys and the former president’s inner circle who tried to have alternative electors placed in Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to the Post, which cited two unnamed sources.
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