Instead of going after ex-President Donald Trump?
FBI issued supoena’s seem to aimed at those who were recruited to try to change the elector picks based on the state vote used to ‘actually elect’ President Biden, NOT Trump….
One would think that this angle would much easlier for a grand jury to chew on to pass up criminal indictments ….
It would also be easier for Justice lawyers to try people against Trump if they decided to go after the ex-President directly….
This could be the beginning of the present government building a historic case from the base up for the top….
Attorney General Garland and his department is under HUGE pressure to act on information from the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 protest/riot/violence….
Among those who received a subpoena Wednesday was David Shafer, the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, who served as a Trump elector in that state, people familiar with the investigation said. Shafer’s lawyer declined to comment….
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The new investigative moves by the Justice Department come amid a series of high-profile congressional hearings examining not just the riot at the Capitol, but also Trump’s efforts to undo Biden’s electoral victory through fake electors, lobbying the Justice Department and false claims of massive voter fraud….
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The hearings on Capitol Hill have increased public pressure on the Justice Department to more aggressively investigate Trump and those close to him for their roles in the run-up to Jan. 6….
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More than 820 individuals have already been charged by the Justice Department for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 attack, making it the largest investigation in the department’s history. Hundreds more people are being sought….
jamesb says
FBI Seized Nevada GOP Chairman’s Phone
FBI agents seized the cell phone of Nevada Republican chairman Michael McDonald, reportedly as part of an investigation into the fake elector scheme initiated at the end of the 2020 presidential election, KLAS reports.
A second search warrant was issued for state party secretary James DeGraffenreid.