Federal prosecutors are asking about Trump's discussions with law professor John Eastman and the pressure exerted on Pence, who presided over the counting of electoral ballots on Jan. 6.
The Justice Department's criminal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting at the U.S. Capitol, now includes questions for witnesses about the communications of people close to then-President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign, CBS News has confirmed. , was confirmed to CBS News by a U.S. government official familiar with the investigation and a source with knowledge of what's been presented by the Justice Department to a grand jury.
One part of the investigation concerns the efforts to swap out electors won by Joe Biden in several battleground states for fake electors who supported Trump. Another is examining the actions surrounding Jan. 6, when thousands of Trump supporters, many armed, overran the Capitol on the day that Congress was to count the electoral ballots and affirm Biden's victory in the 2020.
The news follows multiple actions by law enforcement targeting those alleged to be connected to Trump's attempts to stay in power — including the seizure of Eastman's phone and the recent raid of the Virginia home of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark. Marc Short, Pence's former chief of staff, testified before a Washington, D.C., grand jury last week under subpoena as part of the investigation, a person familiar with the probe confirmed to CBS News.
The committee has also uncovered an attempt to deliver fake Wisconsin electoral ballots to Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6. Pence, urged by Trump and his allies to reject ballots from battleground states won by Mr. Biden, also refused to take part in the scheme.
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