The Justice Department is investigating former President Donald Trump’s actions following the 2020 presidential election, according to multiple reports.

Federal prosecutors reportedly have been asking witnesses before a grand jury about conversations they may have had with Trump, his lawyers and others in his inner circle about submitting false slates of pro-Trump electors in states that Joe Biden won and pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject Electoral College votes certified by some states, as well as meetings Trump held in December 2020 and January 2021. 

The Washington Post was the first to report on the line of questioning. The New York Times and NBC News have since confirmed the reports. The news organizations cited sources who are familiar with the matter.

The Department of Justice, which typically does not discuss ongoing investigations, did not respond to an email from Spectrum News on Wednesday morning requesting comment.

The questions do not necessarily signal Trump himself is under investigation. Such a move would be historic, as no former president has ever been indicted for criminal conduct.

In an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland reiterated that the Justice Department intends “to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding Jan. 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable.”

He said the Justice Department has been conducting “the most wide-ranging investigation in its history.”

The DOJ has been using a federal grand jury for an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the events that led up to it, but the latest reports are the first to suggest prosecutors’ level of interest in Trump’s actions. Previous reports have indicated prosecutors have been examining the efforts of others, including pro-Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, who was allegedly a driving force in the campaign to pressure Pence to delay or block congressional certification of Biden’s election victory.

Marc Short, Pence’s former chief of staff, confirmed Monday that he testified before the grand jury last week. Greg Jacob, who served as Pence’s counsel, also testified in recent weeks, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported. And ABC News reported Wednesday that Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, is cooperating with federal prosecutors.

Also coming to light is that Justice Department investigators in April received phone records of key officials and Trump administration aides, including then-chief of staff Mark Meadows, The Washington Post and New York Times reported.

Trump’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday morning, but on his Truth Social platform, the former president continued to falsely claim there was widespread fraud in the election and argued the Justice Department’s efforts are misguided. 

“People forget, this is all about a Rigged and Stolen Election,” he wrote. “But rather than go after the people that Rigged and Stole it, they go after the people that are seeking Honesty and Truth, and have Freedom of Speech, and many other defenses, on their side! Justice Department should look at The Crime of the Century. Evidence is massive and irrefutable!!!”

Sixty lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and its allies challenging the election results were rejected by the courts. The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Association of State Election Directors described the election as "the most secure in American history.” And before resigning, Barr said the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could have changed the outcome of the election.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection also has presented testimony from former senior Justice Department officials, state officials and even some of Trump’s own aides who said their investigations found no proof of widespread election fraud.