On Monday, Raffensperger's office opened its own probe into Trump's Jan. 2 phone call pressuring him to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's Nov. 3 victory in the state based on unfounded voter fraud claims, saying any further legal efforts would be up to the state's attorney general.
The probe, first reported by The New York Times, comes two days after Raffensperger’s office confirmed it had opened its own investigation into a phone call.
Investigation opened into Trump s attempt to influence the Georgia 2020 election kvia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kvia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Skip to main content
Currently Reading
In wake of Trump calls to state officials, Georgia prosecutors open criminal investigation into efforts to subvert election results
Amy Gardner, The Washington Post
Feb. 10, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
An Atlanta-area prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia in the wake of calls President Donald Trump placed to state officials, urging them to invalidate Joe Biden s victory in the state.
In a letter Wednesday to several state Republican officials including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis did not mention Trump by name but stated that her office is examining a raft of potential criminal charges related to attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 election in the state.
ATLANTA (AP) A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President.