Graham's post-election call with Raffensperger will be scrutinized in Georgia probe

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Source: Washington Post




An Atlanta-area prosecutor plans to scrutinize a post-Election Day phone call between Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of a criminal investigation into whether former president Donald Trump or his allies broke Georgia laws while trying to reverse his defeat in the state, according to a person familiar with the probe.

The individual, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the ongoing probe, said the inquiry by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will include an examination of the call Graham, a staunch Trump ally, made to Raffensperger 10 days after the Nov. 3 election. During their conversation, Graham asked the Georgia secretary of state whether he had the power to toss out all mail ballots in certain counties, Raffensperger told The Washington Post in an interview days later.

He said Graham appeared to be asking him to improperly find a way to set aside legally cast ballots. Graham denied that, saying he was seeking information to better understand how the state verified mail ballots. At the time, Trump was trailing Joe Biden by about 14,000 votes in Georgia, which was recounting by hand all 5 million ballots cast in the election. On Friday, Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop said the notion that Graham’s call was improper was “ridiculous.”

“Sen. Graham was asking about how the signature verification process worked,” Bishop said. “He never asked the Secretary of State to disqualify a ballot cast by anyone. The timing on this is also quite curious. It seems to be a less than transparent effort to marginalize anyone who helps President Trump.” A spokesman for Willis said Friday that the office is investigating all attempts to improperly influence the administration of the election.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lindsey-graham-georgia-investigation/2021/02/12/f12faa82-6d6b-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html

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Full headline: Graham’s post-election call with Raffensperger will be scrutinized in Georgia probe, person familiar with inquiry says

It's about damn time. Friday night dump.

[magicarpet]

1. Good he should get the same treatment as trDump.

Conspiracy to fraudulently alter election results.

[TwilightZone]

2. If any of what Graham or his spox claims was true, he wouldn't have asked about specific counties.

The intent is clear.

"During their conversation, Graham asked the Georgia secretary of state whether he had the power to toss out all mail ballots in certain counties"

[onetexan]

7. +1 -K&R

[Rebl2]

3. Was the

call recorded I hope?

[EnterwebsJohn]

4. The call with Graham was not recorded. So after he started

Lying about the content the call - that fact gave them the incentive to record donald's call.

Since they were afraid he would lie about the call, which he did and that severed any confidential privelege that bound them from disclosing the subject of the call.

So thanks again Lindsey.

[brer cat]

5. GA is still providing some excitement.

It would be thrilling for a state with republican governor and sos to take trump and Graham down. I suspect trump will come to regret trash talking Kemp and Raffensperger and putting their lives in danger.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Yay, happy Friday!

[DeminPennswoods]

8. Raffensperberger has proven to be honest

when he's spoken about the vote in GA. So has his staff. I would bet Raffensperger took contemporaneous notes of the call with Graham or had other staff in the room who can verify what they were told or perhaps heard directly.

I guess we'll see what Graham says when he's called before a GJ.

[riversedge]

9. Love seeing this.

[Hekate]

10. Oh, Lindsay G, is your forehead bedewed with a faint mist of perspiration?

Are your restful slumbers interrupted at night?

I sure as hell hope so.

[raccoon]

11. Lock him up! Nt