WASHINGTON POST: Lindsey Graham call scrutinized in Georgia election meddling probe

Published 2:00 am Sunday, February 14, 2021

ATLANTA — The Washington Post is reporting that an Atlanta prosecutor will 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, a person familiar with the probe told the Post. 

 The Post reported, “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.”

The report in the Post stated, “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.”

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