Trump asked Justice Department to go to Supreme Court to overturn election - Journal

FILE PHOTO: Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Palm Beach International Airport on route to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump considered replacing the acting attorney general with an official willing to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he pushed the Justice Department to ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden’s victory, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said the efforts in the last weeks of Trump's presidency failed because of resistance from his Justice appointees who refused to file what they viewed as a legally baseless lawsuit in the Supreme Court.