(Washington, D.C.) – The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced last night that it is opening an investigation into former President Trump’s phone call to the secretary about “finding” 11,780 ballots, broadly understood to be an invitation to manipulate vote tallies in a manner which would have overturned the state’s election results. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:
“For months, former President Trump tried to ignore the will of Georgia’s racially and ethnically diverse voters, attempting to improperly influence the democratic process with relentless and remorseless attacks on Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. We are pleased to see that the secretary is acting to hold Trump accountable for his egregious actions.
“In November, the people of Georgia went to the polls in record numbers to cast their ballots and have their voices heard. Nobody, not even a president, should be able to falsely undermine the validity of an election and attempt to overturn the will of the people without facing consequences.”
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