The Journal, referring to people familiar with the case, reported Saturday that a senior Justice Department official had been called by U.S. Attorney Byung J. Pak at the request of the White House. The official told Pak that he should resign because he did not investigate the allegations in Trump’s opinion, the Journal reported.
As CNN reported earlier, there were no credible allegations about any issues with the vote that would affect the election, as confirmed by dozens of judges, governors, election officials, the Electoral College, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
According to the Journal, Christine, a Trump nominee, accepted these duties in addition to his role in the Southern District, instead of the no. 2 in Pak’s office in an acting capacity, as is usually the case.
Paschale declined to comment on CNN except to confirm Christine’s appointment.
But in a phone call in early December, the Post first reported, Trump tried to persuade Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to get state legislators to block Biden’s victory in the state.
In excerpts from the incredible one-hour call, Trump blamed his fellow Republican for refusing to falsely say he won the election in Georgia and repeatedly put forward baseless allegations of electoral fraud.
Raffensperger rejected Trump’s allegations and partially replied, “We believe we have an accurate election.”
CNN’s Jason Hoffman, Evan Perez, Devan Cole, Jason Morris and Chandelis Duster contributed to this report.