January 6 Committee Focuses on Alleged Trump Efforts to Sway DOJ in 5th Hearing

Former President Donald Trump is displayed on a screen during the fourth hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on June 21, 2022. Al Drago/Pool via Getty Images

The House January 6 Committee in its fifth public hearing focused on efforts by President Donald Trump to sway the Justice Department (DOJ) to respond to his claims of election fraud.

The hearing is the most recent in an extended effort by the commission to paint the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally as part of a plot by the 45th president to plan an “insurrection” against the U.S. government.