Article 5QFBE Senate report details Trump’s attempt to use DoJ to overturn election defeat

Senate report details Trump’s attempt to use DoJ to overturn election defeat

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David Smith in Washington
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Donald Trump wanted to install a loyalist as America's top law enforcement official to overturn his election defeat but was thwarted by an internal revolt, an official investigation has found.

A 394-page report by the Senate judiciary committee's Democratic majority offers the most detailed account yet of Trump's last-gasp effort to pressure the justice department to destroy democracy.

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