Brad Raffensperger allegedly came under pressure from the former president on January 2, 2021 to reverse the result of the November 2020 election, in which current president Joe Biden won.
Archival photograph, taken Oct. 25, of Georgia Secretary of State Republican Brad Raffensperger being recorded in Atlanta.
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WASHINGTON – The special prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) has asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to turn over any information about his communications with the former president or a member of his team in 2020 and into 2021, just before and after the presidential election.
Raffensperger, who as Secretary of State is responsible for certifying election results, was allegedly pressured by Trump on January 2, 2021 to reverse the result of the November 2020 election, in which Democrat and current President Joe Biden won.
Specifically, Trump asked Raffensperger to “search” for the votes that were needed to overturn a Biden victory, according to audio from the call made public by the Washington Post.
Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating Trump, asked Raffensperger to turn over any communications with the former president, his team and his lawyers in the months leading up to and following the November 2020 election, according to a copy of the court subpoena at accessed from The Washington Post.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Nov. 18 the appointment of Smith as special counsel to investigate Trump for his possible involvement in the storming of the Capitol and confidential documents found at his Mar-a-Lago residence ( Florida).
In the United States, the United States Attorney General has the authority to appoint a special prosecutor for particularly controversial cases and in which the independence of the investigation is sought, avoiding any conflict of interest.
Since Trump has already announced his intention to run in the 2024 presidential election, in which Biden could run again, Garland felt an independent figure was needed to investigate the former president.
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