Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official and a defendant in the Fulton County conspiracy case, faced much ridicule Tuesday for his demands on a Georgia judge over his upcoming indictment on conspiracy charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Clark is one of 18 people, along with former President Donald Trump, indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on multiple felonies, including violations of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, over plots on multiple fronts to deal with Keeping Trump in office despite his electoral loss to Joe Biden.
Politico reporter Kyle Cheney tweeted Tuesday a link to a legal document from Clark’s attorney asking for an immediate stay of the charges because he “wants to avoid the decision to rush travel arrangements to fly to Atlanta, or instead risk being labeled a refugee.” ”
Clark demanded a response by 5 p.m. Tuesday, a request made by a Justice Department attorney more often than by a man accused of attempting to undermine the peaceful transfer of power.
And he laments about making “rushed travel arrangements,” though he’s known about the report date since Aug. 14, when District Attorney Fani Willis announced the indictment.
Many legal and political pundits ridiculed Clark’s demand — and Clark in general, too. Clark, who had headed the Justice Department’s civilian division, was pushing to be named acting attorney general at the end of Trump’s term in a last-ditch effort to overturn the election with a plan to replace state-certified voters.
Former FBI officer Peter Strzok hoped “that one day we could all enjoy the entitlement of a mediocre, middle-aged white man.”
He added that he’s “excited for the adventures of Smokey and the underwear bandit, which begins Friday afternoon,” referring to an incident in June 2022 when the FBI issued a search warrant on Clark’s home in the early hours of the morning , which went viral Bodycam footage of Clark in his underwear.
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Clark seems to have had a hard time adjusting to the charge.
Aside from complaining about having to buy plane tickets from Washington to Atlanta, last week he bizarrely blamed not his own actions for the arrest, but “witches, spiritualists, mediums, people with spirit animals, and Ukrainian NPCs.” .
