January 6 committee has already spoken to former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr, chairman says

Bennie Thompson said on Sunday that the committee had spoken to former Attorney General Bill Barr.

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Thompson was asked if the committee would speak with Barr.

The former attorney general has already spoken to us. We've talked to Department of Defense people. The military was part of a big lie about the election. The public needs to know if you are using the military to seize voting machines. Thompson said that they've never had that before.

Face The Nation on January 23, 2022.

Donald Trump had a close ally in Barr. On December 1, 2020, Barr said the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread fraud that would change the results of the election. Barr resigned later that month after Trump continued to push fraud claims.

The existence of the draft executive order on seizing voting machines was first reported in December 2020. The draft was never signed by Trump.