Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham Abraham’s call to Georgia’s Secretary of State will be investigated: report The memorandum: GOP senators get a casting vote on Trump. We know how Republicans will vote – but what do they believe? MORE‘s telephone conversation (RS.C.) with Brad Raffensperger (R), Georgia’s Secretary of State, will be investigated as part of the investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, or President Trump
Donald Trump Capitol police show no confidence in leaders Graham’s call after the election with Georgia’s secretary of state will be investigated: reports Trump told McCarthy that rioters ‘are more upset about the election than you are’: report MORE violated laws by blocking the outcome of the 2020 election, The Washington Post reports.
A person familiar with the investigation told the newspaper that the call would be looked into, but warned that little was known about the call and whether it violated any laws.
Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop said in a statement to The Hill “a ridiculous accusation that would be considered ridiculous.”
‘Senator Graham asks about how the signature verification process works. “He never asked the Secretary of State to disqualify a ballot paper from anyone,” Bishop said. ‘The timing of this is also very curious. It appears to be a less-than-transparent attempt to marginalize someone who helps President Trump. ‘
A Willis spokesman told the Post that the office was investigating all attempts to improperly influence the administration of the election.
Raffensperger said the Post in November that Graham asked if he had the power to cast ballots in counties with a high percentage of non-matching signatures. Raffensperger also said Graham questioned whether vote-workers accepted ballot papers with non-matching signatures.
Graham, a strong ally of Trump, later deny pressure Raffensperger for doing anything illegal, and insisted he wants to learn more about the process.
Willis announced the investigation on Wednesday and instructed by civil servants to keep records of Trump’s January 2 call with Raffensperger, in which then-President Raffensperger called for “finding” 11,780 votes, enough to reverse President Biden
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The announcement comes two days after Raffensperger’s office announced opened a separate sin Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Biden nailed Georgia in the election, making him the first Democratic presidential candidate the state has carried since 1992. The state was often a target for Trump and his allies after the election.
Trump is facing an indictment over the charge of inciting the January 6 riot at the US Capitol that disrupted the certification of Biden’s election college victory.