Georgia officials open inquiry into Trump efforts to overturn election results
By Morgan Chalfant - 02/08/21 06:01 PM EST
The Georgia secretary of state’s office is investigating former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results in the Peach State, which included a phone call he placed to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in early January.
Walter Jones, a spokesman for the office, confirmed the probe in a Monday statement and described it as “fact-finding and administrative.â€
“The Secretary of State’s office investigates complaints it receives. The investigations are fact-finding and administrative in nature,†Jones said. “Any further legal efforts will be left to the Attorney General.â€
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The investigation is likely to focus in part on a Jan. 2 phone call in which Trump pressed Raffensberger to "find" the votes necessary to overturn his electoral loss in Georgia and issued veiled threats.
“The ballots are corrupt, and they’re brand new, and they don’t have seals, and there’s a whole thing with the ballots. But the ballots are corrupt. And you are going to find that they are — which is totally illegal — it is more illegal for you than it is for them because, you know, what they did and you’re not reporting it. That’s a criminal, that’s a criminal offense. And you can’t let that happen. That’s a big risk to you and to Ryan, your lawyer,†Trump said during the hourlong phone call.
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