Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws

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Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws in trying to overturn the election. The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol says the evidence it has leads to the conclusion that then-President Donald Trump broke the law in his effort to overturn the 2020 election. The revelation was detailed in a court filing Wednesday evening. The filing was part of a court case tied to lawyer John Eastman, who has been fighting a subpoena issued by the panel to share additional documents. Eastman was a key figure in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, sharing a memo detailing how then-Vice President Mike Pence could reject Joe Biden's win as he presided over the counting of the electoral votes. Eastman, the select committee says, has tried to keep some records hidden from the investigation, citing privilege claims.