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=== Resignation and investigation ===

=== Resignation and investigation ===

Clark resigned from the Justice Department on January 14, 2021. On January 25, 2021, the Justice Department’s [[Office of Inspector General (United States)|Office of Inspector General]], [[Michael E. Horowitz]], launched “an investigation into whether any former or current DOJ official engaged in an improper attempt to have DOJ seek to alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election.”{{Cite news|last=Benner|first=Katie|date=January 25, 2021|title=The Justice Dept.’s inspector general opens an investigation into any efforts to overturn the election.|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/justice-dept-investigation-election-trump.html|access-date=January 30, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/justice-department-ig-election/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|title=Justice Department watchdog investigating possible attempt to overturn election results|last1=Schneider |first1=Jessica |last2=Cole |first2=Devan|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=January 26, 2021}} In early August, Rosen and Donoghue told the inspector general and members of the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] that Clark helped Trump attempt to subvert the election.{{cite news|last1=Brenner|first1=Katie|date=August 7, 2021|title=Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump’s Efforts to Subvert Election|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/us/politics/jeffrey-rosen-trump-election.html|access-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807204911/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/us/politics/jeffrey-rosen-trump-election.html|archive-date=August 7, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/07/politics/jeffrey-clark-richard-donoghue-jeffrey-rosen-justice-department-trump-election-results/index.html|title=Interviews with former Justice Department officials provide new details on Trump efforts to undermine election results|first=Evan|last=Perez|website=[[CNN]]|date=August 7, 2021}}

resigned from the Justice Department on January 14, 2021. On January 25, 2021, the Justice Department’s [[Office of Inspector General (United States)|Office of Inspector General]], [[Michael E. Horowitz]], launched “an investigation into whether any former or current DOJ official engaged in an improper attempt to have DOJ seek to alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election.”{{Cite news|last=Benner|first=Katie|date=January 25, 2021|title=The Justice Dept.’s inspector general opens an investigation into any efforts to overturn the election.|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/justice-dept-investigation-election-trump.html|access-date=January 30, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/justice-department-ig-election/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|title=Justice Department watchdog investigating possible attempt to overturn election results|last1=Schneider |first1=Jessica |last2=Cole |first2=Devan|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=January 26, 2021}} In early August, Rosen and Donoghue told the inspector general and members of the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] that Clark helped Trump attempt to subvert the election.{{cite news|last1=Brenner|first1=Katie|date=August 7, 2021|title=Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump’s Efforts to Subvert Election|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/us/politics/jeffrey-rosen-trump-election.html|access-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807204911/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/us/politics/jeffrey-rosen-trump-election.html|archive-date=August 7, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/07/politics/jeffrey-clark-richard-donoghue-jeffrey-rosen-justice-department-trump-election-results/index.html|title=Interviews with former Justice Department officials provide new details on Trump efforts to undermine election results|first=Evan|last=Perez|website=[[CNN]]|date=August 7, 2021}}

In October 2021, an ethics complaint against Clark, regarding his conduct when attempting to overturn the 2020 election, was filed with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.{{Cite web |last1=Stern |first1=Mark Joseph |date=October 5, 2021 |title=The Legal Architects of Trump’s Failed Coup May Finally Face Real Consequences |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/10/john-eastment-jeffrey-clark-coup-consequences.html |access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=[[Slate Magazine|Slate]]|language=en}}{{cite letter |first=Donald|last=Ayer |display-authors=etal |recipient=Hamilton P. Fox, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, District of Columbia Court of Appeals |date=October 5, 2021 |subject=Ethics complaint against…