Politico: “Richard Donoghue — formerly the Justice Department’s second-in-command — appeared for a closed-door interview on Friday with the select panel investigating Jan. 6, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
“The interview comes as the panel accelerates its probe of the events leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Donoghue’s tenure at the Justice Department in the final days of the Trump administration has drawn scrutiny from congressional investigators as they explore the former president’s attempts to pressure the department to interfere in the 2020 election.
“A spokesperson for the panel declined to comment. A lawyer representing Donoghue did not respond to a request for comment. Donoghue also completed a closed-door interview with the Senate Judiciary Committee at the beginning of August.”