Former President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election was thwarted when top Justice Department officials threatened to resign, according to a report by the Senate Judiciary Committee's Democratic majority. https://t.co/Brp7xifpdT
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 7, 2021
In other words, Trump’s “extraordinary effort” didn’t take much thwarting:
Trump: “Do it!”
Officials: “We’ll resign.”
Trump: “OK, you win.”
