donohue said we won't and we can't at the justice department change the outcome of the election.sponded to him, well, i don't expect you to do that, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and republicans in congress. so that gives us a new window that we didn't see before into trump's thinking at the time. it also does fit into this constellation of lots of pieces that we have learned since the election and the aftermath of it of donald trump publicly wanting mike pence, the vice president, to not certify the election results, and lawyers at the justice department bringing cases to the supreme court. all of these things are stacking up. the house committee chairwoman, carolyn maloney, after this came out said yesterday that trump was directly instructing the nation's law enforcement to take steps to overturn the election. trump says what he was saying was being misconstrued in a statement today. but at the end of the day, phil, the justice department has never uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and certainly didn't take the steps that the presid

i would certainly hope that the former deputy attorney general donohue will be one of them, given thecript that existed, what was that, 10, 12 days before the insurrection? to me, if part of what the committee is investigating is what led up to that insurrection, a call from the president to what is supposed to be his sort of independent justice department to demand that this body, which is to ove oversee the laws of the land, upend that to overturn an election with no justification, and saying that time is running out, as his supporters are planning to gather january 6, it would seem to me that there are some dots there. but members of congress. those referenced in that conversation, jim jordan, who donald trump claimed would be an ally in this. scott perry. his conversation with kevin mccarthy. the former lists of the president could be endless if it's going to be an exhaustive investigation into what led up and what occurred on that day. >> jennifer, do you think that president trump can be forced to testify before the select committee? >> well, he can be in the sense that he can b

. >> jeffrey rosen was the acting attorney general, rich donohue was his deputy and donohue is the onetakes these notes and the president is pressing him saying look, the justice department officials are saying we can't find this fraud and the president says just say that the election was corrupt, leave the rest to me and the republican congressman, which is -- which tells you everything about what the president was trying to do. these two officials were also saying, telling the president directly that some of what he was being told was false. these allegations of fraud in georgia and other states. the president responded you guys may not be following the internet the way i do. again, illustrating that despite everything that the justice department was doing to try to find what the president was looking for and not finding it, that wasn't enough for the former president. he wanted the justice department to simply say those words so that then the politics could take over and this is why this is now still under investigation by these two committees on capitol hill. the oversight committe

the house oversight committee releasing notes taken by then acting deputy attorney aggenera richard donohuecall, president trump pressured his acting attorney general to declare the presidential election illegal and corrupt. even though, of course, it was not. it was neither of those. the notes say trump told then acting a.g. jeffrey rosen quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the r congressmen. r for republican. let's discuss with cnn senior law enforcement analyst and fbi deputy director andrew mccabe and author of "the threat," how the fbi protects america in the age of terror and trump. andrew mccabe, nice to see you. happy friday evening. i feel like it's a bit after deja vu when we talk about these issues because some things we've known, other things we maybe thought was going on but these notes actually show that trump is badgering rosen and donohue, leave the rest to me and the gop congressman. i mean, how was this man supposed to unfold, you think? >> well, that's a great question, laura. i mean, it obviously the contemporaneous notes are an art

what is not clear is whether this case was stalled directly by donohue or if the prosecutors who weremr. donohue had not responded to our request for comment but we know his former boss, then attorney general bill barr wasn't supportive because they have been difficult for the justice department to successfully prosecute but now a new administration, the biden justice department is moving forward with this case. >> the are, paula, thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> next, first lady jill biden on her way to the olympics tonight as we get our first look at the venues where some of the events are already underway with nobody there. and a live look at the set of cnn's exclusive town hall with joe biden set to begin in just a few moments, breyers is always so delicious... i can tell that they used your milk, matilda. great job! . you're welcome. breyers natural vanilla is made with 100% grade a milk and cream and only sustainably farmed vanilla. better starts with breyers. front desk. yes, hello... i'm so... please hold. ♪ i got you. ♪ all by yourself. ♪ go with us and get millions of

jeffrey rosen who was the deputy became the acting attorney general and a man named richard donohue becameing attorney general and the house oversight committee who is investigating this whole issue is investigating the notes. at one point the president had raised a number of complaints of election irregularities that were in some states and donohue says according to his own notes, the justice department will look at that, but he says, quote, the department of justice can't and won't snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election. it doesn't work that way and according to the notes the president said i don't expect you to do that. just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen and according to the notes of the conversation they repeatedly tell the president that they have looked into these complaints and these claims and have found no evidence to support them and at one point according to the notes the president says, you must not be following the internet as i do. andrea, in normal times notes like this of a conversation between top

donohue's notes which he took during the call are in the hands of the house oversight committee.sed to another investigative committee. what does it mean? former federal prosecutor and cnn analyst elliott williams is here. at the end of the day does this mean trump will be prosecuted? or exposed to legality? i say no. >> neither you nor i can answer that question. the most important thing today, chris, look, no one should be shocked by any of these revelations we see in these notes, the former president had a pattern of conduct going back to i believe june of 2020, casting doubt on the legislatecy legitimacy of the election. january 2, 2021 he calls the secretary of state of georgia and lean on him to overturn the election. why should it shock anyone that he was calling senior justice department officials and trying to put a thumb on the scale with respect to the election? big revelation today is that the justice department is making that available to congress and that is how a function government should work. we want a president to be able to talk to his cabinet officials but we

there are notes of some of the calls that were written by a top aide to rosen, richard donohue. the note could be turned over to congress in a matter of days. the phone calls came in late 2020 and early 2021 which trump and his aides were furiously pressing for officials at all levels of government to intervene in the election results. phil, you cover those final weeks in your book. what was going on in the administration and do you expect these notes might end up in the hands of the january 6 commission? >> chris, i think it's really telling that these notes exist and that they could end up in congress in the coming days. i think that's important. and we should keep an eye on that. but in terms of the broader context here, ever since the november 3 election, trump was pressuring bill barr, the attorney general, to do just what you described with rosen, calling him every day and pestering him about whatever conspiracies he heard from rudy giuliani or from sidney powell, the lawyer, are or from mike lindell, the pillow guy, or on fox news. anything he heard that he thought could

attorney at the time rich donohue.le to do it under the biden administration. >> interesting reporting. evan perez, we know you'll stay on top of it. appreciate it. >>> coming up, a biden biographer will tell us what he'll be watching for tonight. it's a wishlist on wheels. a choice that requires no explanation. it's where safe and daring seamlessly intersect. it's understated, yet over-delivers. it is truly the mercedes-benz of sports sedans. visit your local mercedes-benz dealer today for exceptional lease and financing offers. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser-drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. tylenol rapid release gels. hitting the road this summer? not all 5g networks are created equal. t-mobile covers more interstate highway miles with 5g than the other guys. t-mobile. america's largest, fastest, most reliable 5g network. ♪ ♪ when technology is easier to use... ♪ barriers don't stand a chance. ♪ that's why we'll stop at nothing to deliver

the notes were taken by richard donohue who was acting as deputy attorney general they say that he andtold the president that the justice department extensively investigated the claims of election fraud and found them to be groundless, at one point rosen told the president, quote, much of the information you're getting is false these notes were turned over to the house oversight committee, which released them today. the justice department usually doesn't do this. they usually resist congressional demands for this kind of information, but in this case, it is decided that congress's need for information about what happened outweighs the justice department's need for confidentiality. and president biden has chosen not to assert executive privilege over any of this presidents sometimes do claim executive privilege over what happened in past white houses for institutional reasons, but not this time. so the justice department has notified former justice department officials that they should respond to the congressional demands for documents and their testimony. shep >> pete, thanks. >>> the

believe that the contemporaneous notes that were released today by deputy attorney general at the time, donohueearly reveal out of donald trump's own mouth, and the illegal attempt to subvert the election results of a free and fair election. >> joini congressman, ruben gallegos. he is a marine corps veteran and a member of the armed services committee. congressman gallego, i want you to take a listen to some of what we've heard so far from the election commissions. and i'll ask you about it on the other side. >> while we were subjected, it was like something from a medieval bible. >> i was dragged from the line of officers into the crowd. i heard someone scream, "i got one." >> i was effectively defenseless and increasingly sustaining injury from the increasing pressure of the crowd. >> and the crowd, around 20 people, joined in screaming, boo, [ bleep ]. no one had ever, ever called me a [ bleep ] while wearing the uniform of a capitol police officer. >> congressman, we knew it was going to be emotional. we knew it was going to be powerful. i am not sure a lot of people were ready for what the

department, to explore that further, make sure -- they'll want to call obviously jeffery rosen and richard donohue deputy -- the acting attorney general and the acting deputy to talk to them. they're the ones who had the conversations with trump. they may also want to talk to their aides to see what they knew, whether the aides took notes. . because we have some very important notes. but there may be other documents that may be relevant. you want to go down the line, particularly the people who spoke with trump, people who interacted with trump and their top aides, or the people they spoke to about that. then of course you have the people who interacted with other people at the white house. we know that. we know they talked to mark meadows, others in the white house. those conversations also have to be plumbed and checked and discovered. and the justice department is only the beginning. we -- we see the criminality of what happened here goes beyond the justice department and involves the white house, involves possibly people in the pentagon, and homeland security. so there is a lot more investigat

attorney at the time, richard donohue, didn't support it or was it because he did something to intentionallywe also know then attorney general bill barr wasn't a fan of these illegal lobbying cases. so it's unclear if the inspector general is going to take this up, but i think you can expect both sides of this case, anderson, pto be arguing there are politics at play. >> elliot, it's a lot of money. have you seen an amount like this for bail, 250 million bond, $5 million in cash? >> i've never seen an amount like that but i've also never seen anyone with foreign registration. and look, this is a remarkable case, anderson. let's step back and let's look at what the law is. there are two reasons why people are detained prior to their trials. either they're a danger to the community or they're a significant flight risk. and the prosecution was saying quite accurately that he presents a significant source of risk. number one, the wealth. number two, the jets. number three, one of his codefendants actually has already fled the country and they haven't found him in a couple years. and so, yes, thi

donohue, which were contemporaneous notes, clearly document the fact that's precisely what presidentngressman, i wonder, you know, behind every trump official who ducks and weaves under direct questions from folks like yourself is someone even worse, and what the notes reveal and the reporting reveals is there was an even worse scenario. there was an individual in doj trump was pushing to take over should mr. rosen who replaced mr. barr had not heeded his request to declare the result corrupt. i wonder what the scope of your questions are department wide for the department's role in that period between the election and the insurrection? >> yeah, trump's modus operandi was to see the agencies like the department of justice with towedies and sycophants who would do his bidding. mr. rosen was apparently trying to resist that, but subsequently, of course, protect the president from the revelation that, in fact, that's what he was about. he was also clearly being threatened with the implied idea that he could be replaced at any time by somebody who would cooperate with donald trump's atte