Georgia’s Trump Investigation Expands To Other States

The Washington Post reports:

An Atlanta-area investigation of alleged election interference by former president Donald Trump and his allies has broadened to include activities in Washington, D.C., and several other states, according to two people with knowledge of the probe — a fresh sign that prosecutors may be building a sprawling case under Georgia’s racketeering laws.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) launched an investigation more than two years ago to examine efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn his narrow 2020 defeat in Georgia. Along the way, she has signaled publicly that she may use Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute to allege that these efforts amounted to a far-reaching criminal scheme.

In recent days, Willis has sought information related to the Trump campaign hiring two firms to find voter fraud across the United States and then burying their findings when they did not find it.

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NEW: An Atlanta-area investigation of election interference by Trump and his allies has broadened to include activities that happened outside Georgia, a fresh sign prosecutors are building a sprawling RICO case, @AmyEGardner @jdawsey1 report. https://t.co/1YNgVh0pC8

— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) June 2, 2023