Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched an investigation into the attempts of former US President Donald Trump to reverse the results of the 2020 election he lost. This is reported by Reuters, citing a source in the local administration.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, Raffensperger’s office has begun to investigate the complaints received. According to him, it “refers to administrative proceedings and fact-finding.” At the same time, the source stressed, all subsequent legal actions “will remain with the Prosecutor General.”
In January, The Washington Post newspaper, citing an audio recording of the conversation at its disposal, reported that Donald Trump had called on Brad Raffensperger to recount the votes in one of the key US states in the presidential election in his favor. “I just want to find 11,780 votes, because we won,” the newspaper quoted the president.
On November 3, 2020, the next presidential elections were held in the United States. On January 7, the US Congress approved the victory of Democrat Joe Biden, he became the 46th head of state.