Donald Trump urged the Justice Department to say publicly that "the election was corrupt" even as its top officials tried unsuccessfully to convince him that claims of widespread voter fraud were false, according to newly released documents about conversations between the former president and the agency's leadership. "Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen,'" Trump said in a December phone call with former Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen, according to handwritten notes of the conversation. The disclosures provide more insight into how Trump tried to use the country's top law enforcement agency to back claims that the last election had been stolen from him even though the Justice Department had found no evidence of widespread fraud that would've changed the results. The notes, written by Rosen's deputy, were released Friday by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, which is investigating efforts by Trump to overturn President Joe Biden's win. During the phone call on Dec. 27, Trump urged Rosen to take action, saying "people are angry" and blaming the Justice Department for failing to respond to legitimate claims of voter fraud. "You guys may not be following the internet the way I do," Trump said, according to notes by former Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue. Rosen pushed back, telling Trump the department has conducted "dozens" of investigations and "hundreds of interviews," but has found no evidence to support the claims. "We are doing our job. Much of the info you're getting is false," Rosen said. #donaldtrump #politics #justicedepartment #doj #news