Friday 24 June 2022 12:42 AM Trump responds to explosive Jan 6 testimony by resharing PA official's letter ... trends now
Former President Donald Trump reacted to the fourth January 6 committee hearing Thursday by resharing a letter sent to him last summer by a Pennsylvania official who was trying to get his endorsement for governor.
The June 2021 letter, from former Pennsylvania gubernatorial hopeful Bill McSwain, suggests election fraud wasn't fully investigated in the commonwealth thanks to former Attorney General Bill Barr.
'On Election Day and afterwards, our Office received various allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities,' said McSwain, who was then serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Former President Donald Trump (left) reacted to the fourth January 6 committee hearing Thursday by resharing a letter sent to him in June 2021 by former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain (right) of Pennsylvania alleging that 'election irregularities' weren't investigated
Former President Donald Trump included a copy of the letter in a statement Thursday saying: 'To the Unselect Committee - Have you seen this letter? Why wouldn't the Justice Department act?'
McSwain said he wanted to 'investigate fully any allegations' but charged that was put to a stop by Barr, who referred him to the state's Attorney General Josh Shapiro - a Democrat who's now the party's 2022 nominee for governor.
Barr, McSwain alleged, 'instructed me not to make any public statements or put out any press releases regarding possible election irregularities.'
'I disagreed with that decision but those were my orders,' McSwain said. 'As a Marine infantry officer, I was trained to follow the chain of command and to respect the orders of my superiors, even when I disagreed with them.'
McSwain then transitions to making the pitch to Trump as to why he should be the ex-president's choice for Pennsylvania governor.
