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Richard P. Donoghue
Acting Deputy Attorney General on January 6, 2021 · U.S. Department of Justice
Richard P. Donoghue served as Acting Deputy Attorney General on January 6, 2021. His archive profile connects official DOJ call logs, DOJ background records, and his complete House January 6 Committee interview transcript. ## Official role and source record The DOJ Office of Information Policy released a redacted carrier-style call log associated with Donoghue's phone for January 6, 2021. The released entries contain times, durations, origination and destination fields, redactions, and OIP-supplied labels for some counterpart numbers. The packet does not contain call audio or conversation summaries, and OIP cautioned that it could not independently verify the annotated identities. ## House January 6 Committee interview The complete official transcript records Donoghue's October 1, 2021 interview. He discussed DOJ review of election-related allegations, contacts with President Donald J. Trump, references to Jeffrey Clark and possible DOJ leadership changes, the January 3 Oval Office meeting, and operational preparation for January 6. Donoghue described interagency planning involving DOJ, FBI, DOD, MPD, U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Marshals Service, and ATF. He also discussed deployment of federal tactical resources after Capitol Police requested assistance. The transcript preserves Donoghue's recollection of conversations and events. His descriptions of another person's statements, intentions, or conduct remain attributed testimony and should be compared with contemporaneous notes, call logs, emails, agency timelines, and the exhibits referenced during questioning. ## What is established The transcript establishes what Donoghue told the committee under the interview procedures reflected in the record. The call log establishes listed call timing according to the released record. Neither source independently establishes criminal intent, private motives, the content of undocumented conversations, or the truth of every disputed allegation. ## Factual questions **Was Donoghue a January 6 defendant?** No. He served as Acting Deputy Attorney General and appears as a government official connected to primary-source records. **How long is the transcript?** The official PDF contains 210 pages. **Does the transcript include every exhibit?** The questioning refers to numerous exhibits, but the transcript package does not by itself complete the archive's exhibit map. Those records remain a capture priority. ## Editorial boundary The site's editorial analysis may examine alleged or documented government weaponization. That analysis is kept separate from Donoghue's testimony, committee questions, DOJ records, and unresolved disputes. ## Research priorities The archive still needs persistent copies of the transcript and exhibits, contemporaneous notes and communications, complete operational records, any lawfully released unredacted call logs, and source-by-source comparison of disputed testimony.
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- https://www.justice.gov/oip/foia-library/foia-processed/general_topics/call_logs_11_05_21/download →
- https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-announces-appointment-richard-p-donoghue-principal-associate →
- https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-J6-TRANSCRIPT-CTRL0000034600 →
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-TRANSCRIPT-CTRL0000034600/pdf/GPO-J6-TRANSCRIPT-CTRL0000034600.pdf →
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Govt response2 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
exhibit · Nov 5, 2021
DOJ January 6 call logs for senior officials
Official seven-page DOJ Office of Information Policy FOIA release containing redacted January 6, 2021 call logs associated with Jeffrey A. Rosen, Richard P. Donoghue, John P. Moran, and additional senior-official lists. The packet records timing and duration, not call content, and OIP cautions that it could not independently verify its annotated caller identities.
transcript · Oct 1, 2021
Richard P. Donoghue House January 6 Committee Interview Transcript
Complete official House January 6 Committee interview transcript of former Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Peter Donoghue, conducted October 1, 2021. Donoghue discussed DOJ review of election-related allegations, contacts with President Donald J. Trump, references to Jeffrey Clark and possible DOJ leadership changes, interagency preparation for January 6, and deployment of federal law-enforcement resources after Capitol Police requested assistance. His statements remain attributed firsthand testimony and are not treated as independent proof of every disputed allegation or characterization.