Lawyer: Trump Briefly Made Jeffrey Clark Acting AG

Politico reports:

It’s one of the lingering mysteries of the Jan. 6 investigation: Did Donald Trump briefly put Jeffrey Clark — a top ally in his bid to subvert the 2020 election — in charge of the entire Justice Department? Investigators have long known that Trump considered elevating Clark to the role of attorney general during the chaotic weeks that preceded the attack on the Capitol, as Trump grasped for increasingly desperate ways to remain in office.

On Thursday, Clark’s lawyer Harry MacDougald offered an answer: “There was a period on Jan. 3 when he was the acting attorney general until the president changed his mind later that day.” The comment by MacDougald — during a disciplinary trial that could result in Clark losing his law license — amplified a little-noticed assertion that Clark’s team made in a pretrial filing. Clark, who was seated nearby as MacDougald made the comment, has pointedly declined to discuss the matter publicly.

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