THE ISSUE The New York Times reported Saturday that Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry had introduced former President Donald Trump to a Justice Department official, Jeffrey Clark, âwhose openness to conspiracy theories about election fraud presented Mr. Trump with a welcome change from the acting attorney general, Jeffrey A. Rosen, who stood by the results of the election and had repeatedly resisted the presidentâs efforts to undo them. ... As the date for Congress to affirm Mr. Bidenâs victory neared, Mr. Perry and Mr. Clark discussed a plan to have the Justice Department send a letter to Georgia state lawmakers informing them of an investigation into voter fraud that could invalidate the stateâs Electoral College results. Former officials who were briefed on the plan said that the departmentâs dozens of voter fraud investigations nationwide had not turned up enough instances of fraud to alter the outcome of the election. Mr. Perry and Mr. Clark also discussed the plan with Mr. Trump, setting off a chain of events that nearly led to the ouster of Mr. Rosen.â