Committee releases DOJ official's handwritten notes quoting Trump's demand they help overturn the election

The House Oversight Committee has just published damning contemporaneous notes written by a former top Dept. of Justice official that are proof before he left office Donald Trump demanded the DOJ help him overturn the 2020 presidential election. Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney says, "I will use every tool at my disposal to ensure all witness testimony is secured without delay." Quoting one of the notes, from then-Acting United States Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, Chairwoman Maloney adds, "Trump directly instructed DOJ to take steps to overturn the election. He told them, 'just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen.'" The Oversight Committee tweet below includes this damning revelation: "attempts by Trump to pressure the 2 most senior officials at the DOJ to help overturn the #2020election or risk losing their jobs."

Trump directly instructed DOJ to take steps to overturn the election. He told them, “just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen.” I will use every tool at my disposal to ensure all witness testimony is secured without delay. More⤵ https://t.co/iejMftJch9 pic.twitter.com/T78BUaHdIY

— Carolyn B. Maloney (@RepMaloney) July 30, 2021

“- DAG … ‘understand that the DOJ can’t + won’t snap its fingers + change the outcome of the election, doesn’t work that way.’” (p. 4) pic.twitter.com/w9wKqsnwjr

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) July 30, 2021

Swimming in far right wing media stories, Trump slammed the two top DOJ officials who told him there was no evidence of election fraud:

“‘You guys may not be following the internet the way I do’” (p. 3) —Former President Trump pic.twitter.com/oVMVtVDSfL

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) July 30, 2021

The Oversight Committee also retweeted this from New York Daily News reporter Michael McAuliff:

This was not subtle. Trump telling top DOJ officials "We have an obligation to tell people that this was an illegal, corrupt election.” then following up with, “People tell me Jeff Clark is great, I should put him in. People want me to replace DOJ leadership." pic.twitter.com/NlqtmV3ayq

— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) July 30, 2021

Chairwoman @RepMaloney issued the following statement in light of the new revelations:https://t.co/yVrHP9ECH1 pic.twitter.com/yg4mpUmtRN

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) July 30, 2021