Former President Donald Trump may be focused on his Senate impeachment trial this week, but another legal matter may soon be on his mind in the weeks ahead, as the office of Georgia’s secretary of state has announced it’s opening an inquiry into his conduct around the election results as well.
The former chief executive, in trying to overturn the outcome of several state elections in order to remain in office, made a number of calls to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in early January, seeking to pressure officials to respond to his unfounded complaints. Raffensperger’s office recorded these conversations, perhaps knowing that the secretary of state might have a need for a record of them in order to challenge any contradictory comments from Trump later on.
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The new prosecutor in Georgia’s most populous county is removing her office from the prosecution of the police officer who shot and killed
Rayshard Brooks last summer in Atlanta, citing concerns about her predecessor’s actions.
Fulton County District Attorney
Fani Willis sent a letter dated Monday to state Attorney General
Chris Carr asking that the cases against the two officers in the Brooks shooting and six officers in another high-profile use-of-force case be handled by another prosecutor.
Former Fulton County District Attorney
Paul Howard announced charges, including felony murder against former Atlanta police officer
Garrett Rolfe, less than a week after Brooks’ death. A second officer was charged with aggravated assault and violating his oath.
Prosecutor hands off case against Atlanta officers in death
by Kate Brumback, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 28, 2021 2:42 pm EDT
Last Updated Jan 28, 2021 at 2:44 pm EDT
ATLANTA The new prosecutor in Georgia’s most populous county is removing her office from the prosecution of the police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks last summer in Atlanta, citing concerns about her predecessor’s actions.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent a letter dated Monday to state Attorney General Chris Carr asking that the cases against the two officers in the Brooks shooting and six officers in another high-profile use-of-force case be handled by another prosecutor.