Tag: Trump attempt to pressure Georgia election officials to cheat

‘A no brainer’: Expert explains why Trump is in trouble in Georgia

News broke on Wednesday that prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia have launched a criminal probe into former President Donald Trump’sinfamous phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Rick Hasen, a professor of law and political science at University of California Irvine, writes on Twitter that the criminal case against Trump is “a no brainer legally,” and he points to a legal analysis he wrote for Slate earlier this year that makes the case for prosecuting the former president.

In that piece, Hasen zeroed in on Trump asking Raffensperger to “find” the roughly 12,000 votes that he would need to overturn President Joe Biden’s win in Georgia. Continue reading.

Georgia officials open inquiry into Trump efforts to overturn election results

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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 (R) 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.”

“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.” Continue reading.