Trump never went through with the plan, according to the New York Times, because several Justice Department officials threatened to resign if Rosen was ousted. Trump was frustrated with Rosen, who replaced former AG William Barr in December, because he wouldn’t appoint special counsels to investigate election fraud and Dominion Voting Systems. Clark is currently acting head of the DOJ’s Civil Division, and had been introduced to Trump by a Pennsylvania politician, according to the New York Times. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes. Key BackgroundSince he lost the presidential election, Trump consistently promoted baseless conspiracy theories that he lost due to widespread election fraud and Dominion Voting systems.

Source: Forbes January 23, 2021 01:52 UTC