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Georgia prosecutors are investigating whether former President Donald Trump s phone call to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Ben Raffensperger to overturn the state s election results in Trump s favor broke state laws. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images
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The Fulton County District Attorney s office has launched a criminal probe into former President Donald Trump s attempts to overturn Georgia s election results, including a call pressuring Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to find enough votes for him. The county includes Atlanta, Georgia s capital.
In a letter sent to state officials and obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting, newly elected Democratic District Attorney Fani Willis said the investigation will look into several potential violations of state law, including the solicitation of election fraud, the making of false
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The Fulton County District Attorney s office has launched a criminal probe into former President Trump s attempts to overturn Georgia s election results, including a call pressuring Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to find enough votes for him. The county includes Atlanta, Georgia s capital.
In a letter sent to state officials and obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting, newly-elected Democratic district attorney Fani Willis said the investigation will look into several potential violations of state law, including the solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and any involvement in violence or threats related to the election s administration.
The Georgia Secretary of State's office has launched an investigation into former Donald Trump's phone calls to state election officials in which he sought help to overturn the results of the election after Joe Biden's narrow victory was certified twice.
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Atlanta Magazine
Inside the battle for Fulton County’s votes
Reporter Johnny Kauffman spent four months embedded in the Fulton County elections department as its staff fought to protect democracy and their own lives all while the eyes of the world were on Georgia.
Photograph by Audra Melton
On March 11, 2020, the Atlanta Hawks lost at home to the New York Knicks in overtime, 131 to 136, and the NBA abruptly suspended its season due to Covid-19. State Farm Arena’s newly renovated luxury suites would sit empty. And, sometime over those next eight months, water pressure began to build in the plumbing of one of the deserted bathrooms. In the wee hours of Election Day, November 3, a urinal overflowed, and water seeped through the floor and cascaded into the room below where the Fulton County elections department had been processing mail-in ballots for days. It rained down near the machines used to open envelopes, optical scanners, and black plastic totes filled with ballots.