Arnold Schwarzenegger (left), Jeffrey Clark.Photo: Getty (2)
Arnold Schwarzeneggerprovided an embarrassing reminder of a former Trump official’s legal troubles this week after the onetime assistant attorney general — Jeffrey Clark — attempted to mock theTerminatoractor for his stance against partisan gerrymandering.
On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger shared that he had filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case ofMoore v. Harper, which could determine how much power state legislatures have over determining how federal elections are run.
Schwarzenegger then fired back, re-tweeting Clark’s post with a message of his own: “Thanks for the kind message! I loved this photo of you, but if you want some tips on squatting to build up those legs, I’m here for you.”
Schwarzenegger addeda photo taken of Clark earlier this year, when he was filmed outside his home wearing a dress shirt and underwear as federal investigators carried out a search inside.
The photo of Clark, who worked in the Justice Department under former PresidentDonald Trump, came via body cam footage from the Fairfax County Police Department, which CNN broadcasted in the wake of the raid on Clark’s home.
In the tape, an officer from the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General asks Clark to step outside while officers execute a search warrant at his home.
“Let’s go, let’s step outside,” she says in the tape.
“Can I put my pants on first?” Clark asks.
While the reason for the search has not been confirmed, CNN reported at the time that sources said it centered on the Justice Department’s sweeping investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election for Trump.
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Clark reportedly played an integral role in the former president’s efforts to overturn the election in his favor and has openly embraced Trump’s false claims that the election was somehow “stolen” from him.
Schwarzenegger, meanwhile, has been openly critical of the former president, slamming him for, among other things, his seeming admiration of Russian PresidentVladimir Putinand his actions during the2021 Capitol riots.
Days after the riots, Schwarzenegger called Trump the “worst president ever,” and “a failed leader” in a videouploaded to Twitter.
source: people.com
