The only Democrat on the Georgia state election board has called for a civil and criminal investigation into a phone call in which President Trump
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“It’s a crime to ask for election fraud and asking the secretary to change votes is a definition of an election fraud manual,” David Worley told the Washington Post, which first posted the audio of Trump’s call Sunday. .
Worley, in a letter to Raffensperger, said the call was a “probable cause” of an investigation into possible violations of the electoral code, citing a section of the state code that criminalizes someone else’s request for election fraud.
“This incident, sprinkled by all local and national media, cannot be ignored or set aside,” he wrote. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore cited the same law last year when he filed a complaint against the senator. Lindsey Graham
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In the call to Raffensperger, Trump demands that Georgia’s secretary of state “find 11,780 votes,” citing unsubstantiated allegations of widespread electoral fraud in the state. In the summons, Raffensperger declines to assist the president and questions the validity of the sources of his claims.
Trump has repeatedly targeted Raffensperger and the governor of Georgia. Brian Kemp
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His. Dick Durbin
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The Hill has contacted Raffensperger’s office to comment.