Republican Donald Trump in the last weeks of his tenure as president of the United States considered another attempt to cancel the election results – to change the country’s acting Minister of Justice. This became known to the newspaper The New York Times.
Thus, Trump planned to achieve invalidation of the voting results in the state of Georgia. He worked with Jeffrey Clarke, one of the department’s senior officials, to develop the plan.
He considered the possibility of dismissing Jeff Rosen, who became acting. Minister of Justice after the departure of William Barr from office. Trump was allegedly ready to appoint Clark to Rosen’s position.
According to the newspaper, the former president, with the help of the US Department of Justice, wanted to force Georgia’s lawmakers to cancel the results of the presidential elections in the state, where Democrat Joe Biden won by a small margin.
The publication indicates that several key employees of the department made it clear that they would resign if Rosen was fired. The former leader of the country allegedly refused to carry out this plan because of this.
Joe Biden was inaugurated on January 20, he became the 46th President of the United States. The ceremony was attended by outgoing Vice President Mike Pence, former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, along with the spouses. The anthem of the USA was performed by Lady Gaga. Trump ignored the ceremony, breaking a 150-year tradition, and left Washington a few hours before the celebration.