Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz at the US Capitol on December 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Office of the Inspector General said they were making this statement, consistent with DOJ policy, "to reassure the public that an appropriate agency is investigating the allegations." The Times said in a report published Friday that Jeffrey Clark, a lawyer for the DOJ, nearly convinced Trump earlier this month to remove Rosen and use the department to undo Georgia's election results. Clark would then move to keep Congress from certifying the election results in Biden's favor, according to the paper. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Horowitz to launch a probe on Saturday, writing in a tweet that it was "unconscionable a Trump Justice Department leader would conspire to subvert the people's will."

Source: CNN January 25, 2021 17:37 UTC