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It was on December 23 that Donald Trump made the first of two calls that are now being investigated in Georgia. During the conversation, while a ballot count was being conducted in Georgia, the then president urged an investigator to “find the cheater.” He also reported that whoever did just that would be perceived as the nation’s hero, according to sources from the Washington Post and ABC News, among others.
The second conversation, with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 2, was even more surprising. In the conversation, which was leaked in its entirety to the Washington Post two days later, Trump tells Raffensperger to “find” enough votes for the election victory in Georgia to go to Trump instead of Joe Biden.
– The people of Georgia are angry, the people of the country are angry. There’s nothing wrong with saying you’ve recalculated, you hear the former president say
– I just want to find 11,780 votes.
Trump violated at least three electoral laws
The Secretary of State’s formal investigation is now beginning after a series of reports came in from law professor John F. Banzhaf, writes Reuters. According to him, these are at least three electoral laws that Trump has violated and that could lead to prison.
– We are conducting an investigation, which by its nature is both factual and administrative. Decisions on further legal action will be made by the Attorney General (in Georgia), Raffensperger spokesman Walter Jones told ABC News.
When the investigation is complete, it will be referred to the electoral authority, which must then decide whether the case is referred to the Minister of Justice or a district attorney. The Raffensperger call is also mentioned in the Supreme Court indictment that will begin processing in the Senate on Tuesday. Fulton County (Atlanta) District Attorney Fanni Willis called the phone calls scandalous and said she will enforce the law “without fear.”
