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Peter Stone in Washington

Pressure on Trump loyalist Jeffrey Clark as ex-DoJ colleague works with prosecutors

Jeffrey Clark in Washington in October 2020, a month before the election. Clark played a key role at the DoJ towards the end of the Trump administration.
Jeffrey Clark in Washington in October 2020, a month before the election. Clark played a key role at the DoJ towards the end of the Trump administration. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Legal pressure on Jeffrey Clark, the former justice department lawyer who schemed with Donald Trump and others to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia and other states, is expected to rise with the cooperation of another ex-DoJ lawyer who worked with him, say former prosecutors.

The cooperation from the ex-lawyer, in tandem with other evidence obtained by prosecutors, could help spur charges against Clark – a close ally of then president Trump – and benefit prosecutors as they go after bigger targets.

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