Former Trump administration officials can testify to Congress about Donald Trump’s role in the deadly January attack on the Capitol and his efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election, the justice department (DoJ) has said in a letter obtained by the Guardian. The justice department authorised witnesses to appear specifically before the two committees. Trump has argued that conversations and deliberations involving the president are always protected by executive privilege. But the justice department said in the letter that Rosen and Trump administration officials can testify to Congress about Trump’s attempts to subvert the 2020 election because of the extraordinary nature of the circumstances. The panel is also still receiving materials and documents from the justice department, the source said.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2021 19:50 UTC