we're going to make it up. don't pay attention to the facts, don't pay attention to the law. we're just going to make it up and forge ahead. >> trump continued to press rosen on the call saying, quote, this was an illegal krumt election. and according to acting deputy attorney general richard donohue's notes from the conversation, trump old rosen the doj was failing to respond to reports of crime. >> rosen stood firm on this call saying there's not much the justice department could do. >> trump also plotted with another justice official, jeffrey clark, to oust the acting attorney general after rosen's repeated refusals to go along with trump's fraudulent allegations. but that scheme imploded at the dramatic white house showdown on january 3, 2021. >> this was a scene straight up out of "apprentice." trump has rosen and clark vie for the job of attorney general of the united states.