Summary
On the fifth day of the Jan. 6 hearings, three top Justice Department officials recounted how former President Trump wanted the department to undermine the 2020 election. For a transcript, click here .Five Facts
- Who is Jefferey Clark?
- Why did President Trump want Clark to run the Department of Justice (DOJ)?
- What is the significance of “knowledge and intent”?
- How, according to Andrea Bernstein, was the plot prevented within the DOJ?
- Where else (in which state) did Trump wage a pressure campaign against the DOJ?
Focus Questions
Former president Trump’s plot was foiled at crucial stages by Republican officials whom he himself appointed or could have had removed. There is a chance that Trump could become president again and control the DOJ again. Do you think that, if he was reelected, there would be enough opposition among the people he appointed to stop another attempted insurrection? Media Literacy : Are there any perspectives that you think are missing from this piece? Who else would you have interviewed?For More
Click on the image below to learn more about Jeffery Clark and his role in the January 6 hearings.
Leo Kamin a student at Amherst College, wrote today’s Daily News Lesson with editing by Evelyn Chi.
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