The Department of Justice leaders told the January 6 committee that former President Donald Trump asked them to seize voting machines in an emergency meeting on December 31, 2020, but they did not.
The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation.
During the House January 6 committee's hearing, Richard Donoghue, a former deputy attorney general, said that Trump asked the officials to seize the machines.
The Justice Department did not find anything improper with regard to the voting machines, according to the former acting attorney general.
Donoghue said that Trump was very agitated by the response and floated the idea of firing him and appointing Jeffrey Clark as attorney general.
Donoghue told the president that he should have the leadership he wanted. The United States Justice Department works on evidence and law. Those are going to stay the same.
The January 6 committee has had five hearings this month. The focus is on Trump's attempt to influence the Justice Department.
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