His. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamGraham’s post-election call with Georgia’s secretary of state will be investigated: report The note: Republican senators face final vote on Trump We know how Republicans will vote, but what do they believe? MONTHThe post-election call (RS.C.) with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) will be investigated as part of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation into if the ex President Trump
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A person familiar with the investigation told the newspaper that the call would be “watched”, but warned that little is known about the call or whether it violated any law.
Kevin Bishop, a spokesman for Graham, told The Hill in statements “it’s a ridiculous accusation that will be considered ridiculous.”
“Senator Graham asked about how the signature verification process worked. He never asked the secretary of state to disqualify a ballot issued by anyone, “Bishop said.” The time when this is also curious. It seems to be a less transparent effort to marginalize anyone who helps President Trump. ”
A Willis spokesman told the Post that the office is investigating all attempts to unduly influence the administration of the election.
Raffensperger he told the Post in November that Graham asked him if he had authority to cast ballots in counties with high matching signature rates. Raffensperger also said Graham questioned whether survey workers had accepted ballots with mismatched signatures.
Graham, a staunch ally of Trump, later refused to press Raffensperger did anything illegal and insisted he wanted to learn more about the process.
Willis announced the investigation Wednesday and instructed state officials to keep records of Trump’s January 2 call with Raffensperger, in which then-president told Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes, enough to override President Biden
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The announcement came two days after Raffensperger’s office announced it opened an independent probe in Trump’s efforts to topple the results of the 2020 election.
Biden narrowly won Georgia in the election, making him the first Democratic presidential candidate to lead the state since 1992. The state was often a target for Trump and his allies after the elections when disputing the results.
Trump faces a lawsuit for an indictment of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that disrupted Biden Electoral College victory certification.