This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Government

Aug. 20, 2021

Jan 6 investigation shouldn’t be shaped by claims of executive privilege

Former Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen has testified before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on former Donald Trump’s efforts to use the Department of Justice to undermine the 2020 election and to remain in power illegitimately.

John H. Minan

Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law

Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.

See more...

Former Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen has testified before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on former Donald Trump's efforts to use the Department of Justice to undermine the 2020 election and to remain in power illegitimately. The reports of Trump's efforts to delegitimize the election by corruptly using the DOJ are shocking, but perhaps not surprising. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a member of the committee, said he was struck "by how close the country came ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up