Georgia GOP chair tells 1/6 committee that Trump campaign directed alternate elector effort

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: CNN

The chairman of the Republican Party in Georgia on Friday told the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot that the Trump campaign had directed the party in 2020 to put forward an alternate slate of electors after then-President Donald Trump lost the state's vote, according to a person familiar with the testimony.

The Trump campaign's direct involvement in efforts to put forward so-called "fake" slates of electors in multiple states after Biden's win was previously reported by CNN, but it was not yet known if anyone involved had spoken about the campaign's directions to investigators.

The fake electors effort is now seen by the committee as a political disinformation tactic used to sow doubt in Joe Biden's win before the January 6, 2021, Electoral College vote certification in Washington. CNN previously reported that Trump outside lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the Trump campaign had been involved in organizing illegitimate elector slates in seven states.

David Shafer, chair of the GOP in Georgia, served as one of several bogus electors for Trump and had convened Republicans in the state's Capitol to put together an alternate elector certification in December 2020. He also was a plaintiff in a long-shot legal attempt for Trump to overturn the election in Georgia.

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[SouthernDem4ever]

1. it makes me so proud to live in georgia

knowing we have slimy people running the republican party here.

[L. Coyote]

2. No doubt the Fulton Co. grand jury will call on him also.

[gab13by13]

4. Here I thought that the Michigan AG referred the fake electors to DOJ?

The deputy AG, Lisa Monaco stated 3 weeks ago that DOJ is investigating whether to take up the referral.

[L. Coyote]

5. Fulton County is Atlanta, GA.

Fulton County DA Fannie Willis has won approval to establish a special grand jury to investigate "election irregularities" in Georgia.

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

9. Lets hope so--or that these Repugs are referrred to the US DOJ. ???

[L. Coyote]

10. The fraudulent electors scheme has been referred to DoJ at least twice already by state AGs.

That much is public information. No doubt more has happened without disclosure since it is a criminal matter.

[gab13by13]

3. Too bad he isn't telling that to DOJ.

The select committee is going to be able to put on quite a show documenting all of the crimes that could have been prosecuted.

[certainot]

6. these dipshits are going to climb over each other to sell TFG out first

[DemocraticPatriot]

7. OMG? REALLY??

lol "who knew?" lmao

[Deminpenn]

8. Seems like important news

This is the first under oath account by someone who was directly involved in this plan.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

11. Mob bosses don't actually do the dirty work.