# Lawyer who aided Trump’s 2020 election reversal schemes leaves Justice Department

https://mins.news/en/item/77955

- CNN, 2026-09-29 03:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/politics/kurt-olsen-2020-election-denier-leaves-justice-department?Date=20260929&Profile=CNN

> Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who helped Donald Trump pursue schemes to reverse the 2020 election outcome before joining his second administration, has left the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the departure who spoke to CNN.

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