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Today, the Department of Justice is investigating the organizers of the rally on the ellipse, along with members of Trump's executive branch, the Pence Pressure campaign, the false slates of electors, and members of Congress.

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involved in former president Donald J. Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020

election.

That's according to people familiar with the investigation that have talked to the times

and Washington Post.

The investigation now encompasses the possible involvement of other government officials

in Trump's attempt to obstruct the certification of President Biden's electoral college victory

and the push by some Trump allies to promote slates of fake electors.

Prosecutors are also asking about planning for the rallies that preceded the assault on

the Capitol, and that's what we disclosed yesterday and what was reported in the Washington

Post, including the rally on the ellipse on January 6th of last year, just before the

pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol.

The federal investigation initially focused largely on the rioters who entered the Capitol

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