Why the DOJ’s cases against Trump for election interference never came to a jury
Injustice authors Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis say following Jan. 6, the cases against the former president were stymied by the FBI’s desire to preserve its independence from politics.
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DAVE DAVIES, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies. If you watched the televised hearings of the select congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, you probably remember the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. Officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who were investigating Donald Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election were watching, too. But at the time, they had no idea who Cassidy Hutchinson was.
That’s one of many striking revelations you’ll find in the new book by our guests, veteran investigative reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis.
