Trump ally Clark broke ethics rule in election subversion attempts, panel rules
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney Jeffrey Clark, who held a senior role in the U.S. Justice Department during Donald Trump‘s presidency, should face professional discipline over his effort to enlist the agency in the former president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a Washington legal panel concluded on Thursday. The finding, which

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