presidential election. and that is terrifying. damaging testimony against former president donald trump as officials inside the justice department detail how he tried to weaponize the department to steal the election. plus positive news for ukraine as the european council finally says okay to them becoming an official to join the eu. we re live this hour in brussels. and growing doubt over boris johnson s future as his party loses two high elections. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is friday, june 24th. 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington. the january 6 committee has held its last public hearing before the july 4th holiday break and there were plenty of fireworks. top officials in donald trump s justice department testified the former president was relentless in pushing election conspiracies and wanted them to overturn the 2020 vote. the witnesses said every time there were bogus fraud claims,
his conspiracy theories. he told mr. donoghue in that december 27th call, quote, you guys may not be following the internet the way i do. we are also learning that several congressional republicans were pushing these internet conspiracy theories trying to overturn the election asking for pardons from trump. and they include scott perry, matt gaetz, mo brooks, marjorie taylor greene. more now from manu raju. he just told me it is your job to seize machines and you are not doing your job. reporter: top justice officials testifying about the lengths donald trump went to use the power of the federal government to pursue this conspiracy that the election was stolen. despite being told repeatedly there was no merit to his claims, trump demanding they declare the election corrupt and leave the rest to him and members of congress.
change in the department leadership. reporter: committee members today also revealing more information about the gop lawmakers who sought a pardon, including scott perry who played a central role pushing for clark to be elevated in the justice department. eric hersh man saying he believs matt gaetz also was seeking a pardon. a pardon that he was discussing, requesting, was as broad as you could design. i remember from the beginning of time up until today. he had mentioned nixon and i said nixon s pardon was never nearly that wood. broad. only reason i know to ask for a pardon is because you think you ve committed a crime. reporter: in addition to perry and gaetz, other republican members apparently also asked for pardons, that includes louie gohmert, mo brooks, andy biggs and marjorie taylor greene. greene has denied the testimony that the committee showed was