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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone in Washington DC

US Justice Department could be zeroing in on Trump lawyers, experts say

John Eastman gestures as he speaks next to Rudy Giuliani at the January 6 Trump rally.
John Eastman gestures as he speaks next to Rudy Giuliani at the January 6 Trump rally. Photograph: Jim Bourg/Reuters

Legal experts believe the US Justice Department has made headway with an important criminal inquiry and could be homing in on top Trump lawyers who plotted to overturn Joe Biden’s election, after the department wrote to the House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol attack seeking transcripts of witness depositions and interviews.

While it’s unclear exactly what information the DoJ asked for, former prosecutors note that the 20 April request occurred at about the same time a Washington DC grand jury issued subpoenas seeking information about several Trump lawyers including Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, plus other Trump advisers, who reportedly played roles in a fake electors scheme.

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