Vanity Fair: Report: the Department of Justice, DOJ, is investigating Trump as part of its January 6 criminal probe, and yes, that’s a big f--king deal

One of the uniquely enraging things about Donald Trump is his lifelong ability to evade responsibility for every underhanded, unethical, likely criminal thing he’s ever done. Whether it’s refusing to pay his bills, paying hush money to a porn star in the midst of a presidential campaign, dodging taxes, or any other of the hundreds—nay, thousands—of things normal people would face consequences for, Trump basically never has. And while he might continue to get away with it all, like an organized crime boss eluding the feds or a cockroach surviving a nuclear blast, his chances of doing so are significantly worse today than they were yesterday.

The Washington Post reports that as part of its criminal probe of the plot to overturn the 2020 election, the Department of Justice has been investigating Trump. According to two people familiar with the matter, in recent days, prosecutors interviewing witnesses before a grand jury have asked “hours of detailed questions about meetings Trump led in December 2020 and January 2021; his pressure campaign on [Mike] Pence to overturn the election; and what instructions Trump gave his lawyers and advisers about fake electors and sending electors back to the states.” Among the witnesses answering questions has been Pence’s former chief of staff, Marc Short, and his chief legal counsel, Greg Jacob.

As noted earlier this week, when it was revealed that Short and Jacob had been interviewed by a grand jury, these particular individuals have significant insight into Trump’s plot to overturn the election—and their cooperation should, arguably, scare the crap out of the ex-president.
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