DOJ closes in on Trump’s fake electors

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🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The DOJ investigation into January 6 closes in on Trump allies, with GOP operatives linked to the Trump campaign's fake electors scheme set to turn over documents. Former Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone testifies tomorrow before the January 6 Committee. The panel has conducted more than 1,000 interviews in its yearlong investigation - will this be the most important one?Plus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation After more than 50 aides and government officials resign en masse, in protest of Johnson’s continual scandals. And, W. Kamau Bell joins to discuss what woke really means and how it’s co-opted by the right, and tells Kasie about his new original series “United Shades of America”, which premieres Sunday at 10p Eastern on CNN.Hosted by Kasie Hunt To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am Casey Hunt and this is CNN Tonight on the eve of what could be the biggest day yet
0:06.7	for the January 6th Committee.
0:08.6	Arguably, the most significant witness yet set to appear before congressional investigators.
0:13.9	We're going to have much more on that in just a second.
0:16.3	But first, we want to show you video just obtained by CNN in another January 6th probe,
0:21.7	the Federal Criminal Investigation.
0:24.1	We now have body cam video of several agents raiding the home of former Trump DOJ official
0:30.1	Jeffrey Clark.
0:31.7	He, you may remember, is the environmental lawyer that the ex-president allegedly wanted
0:36.0	to install as Attorney General.
0:38.6	Because of course, he seemed willing to help Trump overturn then President-elect Biden's
0:43.5	victory.
0:44.5	Other former DOJ officials have testified to that.
0:47.6	The footage shows authorities arriving at Clark's doorstep two weeks ago and executing
0:52.1	a search warrant on his Virginia home.
0:54.8	As you can see here, he answered the door in boxers and a dress shirt and was asked to
0:59.2	wait outside while officers searched the house.
1:02.5	The raid was part of the Justice Department's probe into the effort to overturn the 2020
1:06.6	election.
1:07.6	It is not clear whether Clark himself is the subject of a criminal investigation.
1:13.8	Clark though did plead the fifth more than a hundred times before the January 6th Committee.
1:19.4	So there's that.
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