<\/a><\/p>\nThe testimony also highlighted how much pressure was put on the Justice Department directly by Trump. He spoke multiple times to Donoghue and Rosen about allegations of fraud and misconduct.<\/p>\n
As events continued the pair met with Clark at one point to talk about the letter in what Donoghue described as a contentious meeting. He said he and Rosen tried to convince Clark that the department had examined various claims, while other things fell outside the department\u2019s purview. \u201cWe fundamentally disagreed on what the evidence showed,\u201d Donoghue said during testimony. \u201cIt was just we were almost living in two different worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former deputy White House counsel Patrick Philbin, who knew Clark, testified that he spoke with the then-acting head of the Civil Division and told him the theories he was espousing and had been debunked. But, Philbin said, he felt Clark pursued what he thought was his duty because Clark believed there were serious issues in the election. <\/p>\n
During his testimony Donoghue acknowledged that there were instances of fraud and misconduct that year but nothing of a level to overturn the election. MacDougald\u2019s questioning focused on absentee balloting in Fulton County, Georgia and how there were legitimate concerns that had not been fully examined by the department.<\/p>\n
The hearing is expected to resume Wednesday with Rosen testifying.<\/p>\n
Clark could be sanctioned or disbarred. Any sanctions could be appealed to the D.C. Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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