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Kurt Olsen, key Trump 2020 election denier, departs Justice Department

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Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who aided President Donald Trump’s 2020 election reversal schemes before joining his second administration, left the Justice Department Monday, a person familiar with the departure told CNN.

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