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As the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, Katyal just told Melber today, this FBI raid means AG Garland has an active investigation opened on Donald Trump.
When asked what the FBI agents (employees of the DOJ) could have been looking for in Clark’s residence, Katyal replied: The private communications between Clark and Trump; the communications between Clark and other coup plotters, like Giuliani and Eastman and others.
Why the timing today, before the Hearing that focused on Clark: to grab the evidence, before Clark found out what he had to delete or burn, from the revelations in today’s Hearing.
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If Katyal’s expert conjectures are true, then the Clark raid is very good to see — it is the most visible signal to date, that the DOJ has the illegal crimes committed by Trump and his Lieutenants, directly in their accountability sights.
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You can read more about the FBI Raid here:
and here:
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And here’s some the Backstory of how Trump was going to use Clark, to explicitly corrupt the DOJ, when other AG’s would not go along with his criminal requests:
Of course, much more was revealed about these Trump-led crimes in today’s Hearing, which are worth re-watching, if you get the time. Or catching the MSNBC recap on the Hearing, if nothing else.
january6th.house.gov
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Highlights from Jan. 6 committee hearing with Justice Department officials — MSNBC
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