{"id":1572403,"date":"2022-07-26T21:36:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T01:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1572403"},"modified":"2022-07-26T21:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T01:37:38","slug":"breaking-trump-under-federal-criminal-investigation-over-actions-related-to-2020-election-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-under-federal-criminal-investigation-over-actions-related-to-2020-election-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Trump Under Federal Criminal Investigation Over Actions Related To 2020 Election, Report Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-trump-under-federal-criminal-investigation-over-actions-related-to-2020-election-report-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1572403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the actions of then-President Donald Trump related to events that happened after the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/07\/26\/trump-justice-investigation-january-6\/\">reported<\/a> that the DOJ\u2019s investigation into Trump was part of \u201cits criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have reportedly questioned former White House officials in front of a grand jury about any conversations that Trump or his advisers may have allegedly had about trying to replace electors in states that Biden won with pro-Trump electors.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have also reportedly asked about Trump\u2019s alleged attempt to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the election and any instructions that Trump may have given his legal team about fake electors.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland said during an interview with NBC News Tuesday evening that the criminal investigation into the events of January 6 was \u201cthe most wide ranging investigation in its history,\u201d and there will be things that the DOJ finds that the House Select January 6th committee \u201chaven\u2019t found.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked by anchor Lester Holt about whether indicting Trump would \u201ctear the country apart,\u201d Garland responded,\u00a0\u201cWe intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding January 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we do,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe don\u2019t pay any attention to other issues with respect to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Trump announcing another campaign for president would impact how the DOJ would proceed with the case, Garland responded,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll say again that we will hold accountable anyone who was criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer, legitimate, lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Merrick Garland: &#8220;We will hold accountable anyone who is criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the legitimate transfer of power from one administration to the next.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JvneGCRjDq\">pic.twitter.com\/JvneGCRjDq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1552085328722370565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report said that there were two areas that the DOJ is broadly looking at that could end up ensnaring Trump in some way, including \u201cseditious conspiracy and conspiracy to obstruct a government proceeding,\u201d which are what some of the rioters were charged with; and charges involving potential fraud with using fake electors or trying to pressure government officials to falsely claim the election was rigged.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that federal criminal investigations into political figures are highly secretive and that many of the investigations end with no criminal charges being filed.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the actions of then-President Donald Trump related to events that happened after the 2020 presidential election. 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