GA County Formally Opens Criminal Probe Into Trump

The New York Times reports:

Prosecutors in Fulton County have initiated a criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results, including a phone call he made to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which Mr. Trump pressured him to “find” enough votes to help him reverse his loss.

On Wednesday, Fani Willis, the recently elected Democratic prosecutor in Fulton County, sent a letter to numerous officials in state government, including Mr. Raffensperger, requesting that they preserve documents related to Mr. Trump’s call, according to a state official with knowledge of the letter.

The letter explicitly stated that the request was part of a criminal investigation, said the official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal matters.

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Breaking NYT: Prosecutors in Fulton County, GA have initiated a criminal investigation into Trump’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results, including the phone call he made to Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ enough votes to help him reverse his loss. https://t.co/DxOc9VZjbU

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 10, 2021