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Brett Bachman

Barr now cooperating with 1/6 committee

Donald Trump and Bill Barr Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has reportedly spoken with former Attorney General William Barr about a draft executive order written by the Trump White House that would have called for the U.S. Secretary of State to seize voting machines and begin a special counsel investigation into the 2020 election.

The news of Barr's cooperation with the committee came from the committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who said during an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday that the panel had already spoken with a number of people about the bombshell revelation.

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