.BarbMcQuade: The 'heroes' of Trump's DOJ failed their biggest test. In doing so, they failed America.
, as some have been quick to argue, by the courageous acts of Justice Department officials who threatened to resign if Trump followed through with his plans?
Hardly. These DOJ officials are no heroes. They may have stopped Trump from overthrowing the results of the 2020 presidential election, but they fell far short of what we should expect from public servants of integrity. They may have stopped Trump from overthrowing the results of the 2020 presidential election, but they fell far short of what we should expect from public servants of integrity.called “Subverting Justice: How the Former President and His Allies Pressured DOJ To Overturn the 2020 Election.” The report details how Trump pressured Justice Department officials on nine occasions to undermine the results of the presidential election.
At the meeting, the group discussed a proposal to send letters signed by the acting attorney general to several states. Those letters would provide states with legal advice about how to potentially change the outcomes of their elections; all of the intended recipients were states where Joe Biden won by narrow margins.
Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue and Assistant Attorney General Steven Engel all threatened to resign if this scheme were carried out. They warned that other DOJ officials would likely follow their lead, including U.S. attorneys around the country. White House counsel Pat Cipollone called the plan a “murder-suicide pact” and said he, too, would resign. And so would his deputy, Patrick Philbin.