view. >> willful ignorance of fact or law by the president of the united states would not be either a legal defense or a political defense to the pres president. that's about as clear as a former judge could say it. >> ultimately the justice department will decide whether to bring any charges against former president trump or john eastman who the committee also referred for criminal prosecution or anyone else. in november attorney general merrick garland appointed a former war crimes prosecutor named jack smith as special counsel in charge of these ongoing investigations. >> we know the justice department has been investigating jeffrey clark. we also know john eastman is someone who's been touched by this investigation. >> i'd like to see the hornet before you take my property. >> both jeffrey clark and john eastman have had their phones seized by investigators. eastman fought the doj's search