The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested an interview with Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, marking the first time the committee publicly sought to interview a sitting member of Congress.
requested an interview with Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the first time the committee publicly sought to interview a sitting member of Congress.
outlining how Trump’s effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat brought the Justice Department to the brink of chaos and prompted top officials there and at the White House to threaten to resign. The recent Senate report outlined a call Perry made to then-Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue last December to say the department wasn’t doing its job with respect to the elections. Perry encouraged Donoghue to elicit Clark’s help because he’s “the kind of guy who could really get in there and do something about this,” the report said.
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