2020 Election

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Executive Power

Tolling the Statute of Limitations to Prosecute a Former President: A Double-Edged Sword

The preservation of democracy requires that prosecutors have the ability to investigate and indict a sitting president when the president commits crimes. The Protecting Our Democracy Act is an important step toward curtailing unfettered presidential power.

Donald Trump

Notes Detail Trump’s Pressure on Justice Department To Declare the Election ‘Corrupt’

The House Oversight and Reform Committee obtained notes written by a former Justice Department official that detail former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election due to his false belief that there was widespread voter fraud. The notes, written by Deputy Attorney General Richard P. Donoghue, contain a summary of a Dec. 27 phone call, in which Trump reportedly instructed department officials to “Just say the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R.

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