Former Atlanta-based U.S. Attorney Bung BJ Pack will testify Monday during the commission’s second public hearing on Jan. 6, the commission said Sunday.
He was re-appointed to his previous role by Trump in 2017, before abruptly resigning in January 2021, just days before the attack on the US Capitol.
He again called his role “the greatest honor of my professional career”, but said in an internal note that his departure was the result of “unforeseen circumstances”.
A senior Justice Department official reportedly called Pak on Jan. 3 at the request of the White House and told him that Trump was angry about the lack of an investigation into allegations of voter fraud.
Reports have since shown that Puck left because he learned that Trump intended to fire him amid broader changes in the Justice Department, CNN reported.
Georgia was central to Trump’s efforts to undo the election, and Pak’s resignation came just days after Trump pressured Georgian Secretary of State Brad Rafensperger to “find” enough votes to undo the election.
“Atlanta, Atlanta, no surprise. They found nothing. It’s not surprising, because we never have Trump there as a US prosecutor, “Trump was quoted as saying.
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A review of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Trump’s efforts at the Justice Department concluded last October that “Pack’s office has investigated and debunked various allegations of election fraud in Georgia.”
He was again the first Korean American to become an American lawyer. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017 and did not run for re-election in 2016.
In addition to Pack, Monday morning’s hearing will include testimony from former Fox News political editor Chris Stewworth, former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, election lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg and former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmid, the commission said.
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