The FBI is specifically seeking information related to Perry and the effort to deliver a so-called alternate slate of electors as part of former President Donald Trump's plot to steal the election.
Perry played a key role in Trump's scheme, backing his false claims of election rigging and connecting Trump with former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who effectively tried to stage a coup at the DOJ so he could become attorney general and advance Trump's Big Lie, DOJ witnesses told the House Jan. 6 committee. The Jan. 6 panel has also turned up evidence showing that Perry was in frequent contact with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as Trump sought to overturn his loss.