MacDougald made the arguments before U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, whorejected a similar

congressional subpoena.... Neither Clark, nor his attorney, Harry W. MacDougald, would answer questions

CNN — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark – one of the 18 co-defendants indicted alongside Donald Trump in a sweeping racketeering case in Georgia – asked a judge Thursday to reject the Fulton County district attorney’s proposed March 2024 trial date, according to a new court filing.... Willis has given the 19 defendants in the case until August 25 to voluntarily surrender.... As CNN previously reported, Clark drafted a letter, which was ultimately never sent, promoting false clai

Atlanta CNN — A federal judge was skeptical Monday of former Trump-era Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark’s efforts to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court.... The case stems from Clark’s efforts to use his senior role at the Justice Department to help former President Donald Trump overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election despite the objections of his bosses.... Clark wasn’t present at the hearing, an absence that became especially notable after US Di

WASHINGTON— The House panel investigating the Jan.... 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection voted Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee’s questions — but the panel agreed to let him come back for another try.... Clark appeared for a deposition last month but refused to be interviewed, citing Trump’s legal efforts to block the committee’s investigation. The Democratic chairman of the Jan....

Nonetheless, he recalled, Clark believed smart thermostats could have interfered with votes, and harbored other suspicions of foreign interference in the election. Clark’s theories “ were just not supported by evidence, ” Donoghue said under oath on Tuesday.... He has already sat for a long trial in California regarding his professional conduct as a lawyer for Trump.... A judge there preliminarily found him culpable for ethics violations.A decision from Judge Yvette Roland, of the attorney dis

The House select committee investigating the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Wednesday to hold former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in criminal contempt for failing to cooperate with its inquiry.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight It is unclear when the full House could take up the contempt resolution, but if it is adopted, it would be up to the Justice Department to determine whether it wants to indict Clark for not complying with a congr