Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
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Politics
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Kurt Olsen, an election denier who attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of President Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department, sources familiar with his departure told CBS News on Monday.
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sources → attempt → Monday
Olsen had been assigned to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, where he was working on the "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials, which has so far not resulted in any charges.
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which → assign → charges
CBS News has asked Olsen for comment.
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News → ask → comment
Earlier this month, Joe diGenova, the prosecutor who was tapped by Attorney General Todd Blanche, also resigned amid tensions with senior Justice Department officials over how the cases were being managed and their pace.
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cases → tap → managed
Olsen was previously working out of the White House as a "Presidentially appointed Director of Election Security and Integrity," the FBI said.
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FBI → work → Security
In 2020, Olsen was an attorney
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to urge the Supreme Court to overturn the election results.
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Olsen → urge → results
CBS News reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
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News → reach → comment
In 2022, Olsen was subpoenaed by the House Jan. 6 select committee, which was investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election.
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which → subpoena → election
The subpoena alleged that Olsen "contacted various high-level officials at the Department of Justice" at the president's direction to discuss filing challenges to the election results.
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Olsen → allege → results
The committee said Olsen spoke multiple times with Mr. Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Olsen → say → Jan.
Olsen made the Fulton County election case referral to the FBI, prompting agents to execute a search warrant earlier this year.
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Olsen → make → warrant
They seized dozens of boxes of ballots and other materials from the 2020 election, an FBI affidavit revealed.
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affidavit → seize → election
Olsen has also made several other 2020 election-related referrals to the Justice Department, according to a source with direct knowledge.
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Olsen → make → knowledge
CBS News has
that law enforcement veterans have been expressing deep concerns that the Trump Justice Department's criminal investigation into Brennan and others is being systematically stacked with politically motivated personnel who are intent on a partisan indictment.
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who → have → indictment
Olsen is one of several prosecutors in recent days to leave the team working on the grand conspiracy case, several sources said.
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sources → leave → case
One of those sources, however, said that some of the attorneys who came in from out of state were working there on a temporary basis and that those assignments had come to an end, and those attorneys are returning to their home offices.
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attorneys → say → offices
The Justice Department has since hired two new former prosecutors to join the investigative team, a source added.
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source → hire → team
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