Justice Department reviews case of Colorado clerk who partnered with Trump to access confidential data
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August 23, 2024

The Department of Justice is backing a former county police officer who’s been charged with helping Trump’s administration send emails to a US federal agency. Justice Department investigators are investigating whether his actions violated federal laws, and their investigation is expected to take months. In the federal court in Denver, detectives have issued subpoenas for the county police chief and an attorney to testify about the involvement of the officer in the scheme.

The investigation is still under review and has not yet been completed. The letters were sent to the General Services Administration, which oversees the federal government's security and funding. Justice Department officials have said they are investigating whether the letters were sent through the federal government rather than directly to the agency.

The subpoenas are being issued by the 36th Circuit Court of Appeals, but it’s unclear whether they will be sent to the Trump administration or the agency.

The letters were sent to the agency on March 9. The letter included a request for the agency to send a letter to the Office of the Chief Executive Office. The agency replied on March 14, stating that the letter was not received.

The letters were sent six weeks after the agency’s previous response, which was written on March 5. Trump’s office has not responded to the subpoenas.

The county police chief told reporters that the letters were sent “with no authority and for no reason.” The chief said he was unaware of the letters, and he did not know how that could be possible.

The attorney who’s received the subpoena, Rick J. Mahoney, said the letters were sent without authority. But he said he was unaware that the letters were sent to the agency, and he did not know how that could be possible either.

Mahoney also said he did not know how the agency could send letters to the Supreme Court without its approval. He said he did not know how that could be possible either.

The case is pending, and the department has not returned an email to reporters about the allegations.

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