Chinanews.com, August 4th, according to the US Chinese website, former US President Trump recently stated that he will not prevent former Justice Department officials from testifying in two congressional committees investigating his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
On January 20, 2021 local time, Washington, USA, Trump boarded the "Marine Corps One" presidential helicopter.
According to reports, according to a letter from Trump attorney Collins to six former Justice Department officials on August 2 obtained by the media, Trump stated that he would not file a lawsuit to prevent them from testifying.
But Collins added that if congressional investigators obtain “confidential information” from “any other official or adviser of the Trump administration,” Trump may take some legal actions.
Collins also stated in the letter that Trump still believes that the information sought by the committee "is and should be protected by administrative privileges and should not be disclosed."
It is worth noting that these letters were not sent to the congressional committee that was investigating, but to potential witnesses, who had no control over whom Congress would contact for evidence collection or what information they sought.
The Wall Street Journal quoted a person familiar with the matter as saying that Trump's position further cleared the way for these former officials to testify behind closed doors as early as this week. They will provide relevant information on private conversations with the former president.
Last week, the Justice Department notified former officials of the agency that they can provide "unrestricted testimony" to the two committees, as long as they don't reveal information about the grand jury, confidential information, or information about pending criminal cases.
This is contrary to the usual practice of the Department of Justice and the White House Office of Legal Counsel, that is, dialogue between government officials should be protected and should not be subject to public scrutiny.
However, the Department of Justice argued in a letter to potential witnesses that the scope of the investigation involved "extraordinary incidents", including whether Trump tried to improperly use the Department of Justice to advance his "personal political interests", thus constituting a "special" condition".
According to the report, during the investigation, Congress has received a large number of e-mails, handwritten notes and other documents provided by the Justice Department, which show that Trump, his former chief of staff Meadows and others have reported to justice without evidence to support them. The Ministry put pressure on it to investigate allegations of voter fraud, publicly question the fairness of the election, and request the Supreme Court to revoke the result of Biden’s victory.