Both the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice refuse to hand over several key election integrity documents that would aid Trump-era DOJ official Jeffrey Clark’s defense against the D.C. Bar, which seeks to discipline him for noting inconsistencies in the 2020 election.
Clark, who was also named as one of the 19 “co-conspirator” targets in Democrats’ wide-ranging election indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, is scheduled to appear at an evidentiary hearing on Jan. 9, 2024 after the legal licensing association claims he violated their rules by drafting a letter to Peach State officials noting the DOJ “identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the [2020] election in multiple States, including the State of Georgia.”
Clark chose not to send the letter after his DOJ superiors objected to signing it and then-President Trump opted against having it sent. The D.C. Bar, however, proceeded to charge Clark with “attempted dishonesty” and “attempted serious interference with the administration of justice.” Both of those charges, Clark’s lawyers assert, are “legally and factually ridiculous for a compelling set of reasons.”
Clark requested several key pieces of evidence related to election issues from the ODNI and DOJ to prepare for his upcoming defense in the D.C. Bar case. His attempt to secure due process, however, was hampered by stonewalling from both the ODNI and DOJ.
In late October, Clark’s legal team asked the ODNI to hand over classified documents detailing evidence of foreign election interference,
