During Donald Trump’s crusade to overturn the election results following his refusal to admit defeat to Joe Biden, the now-former president was fixated on the narrow margin of results in Georgia. Since the damning phone call that revealed his desperate attempt to gain the state’s electoral votes, prosecutors have now launched an investigation into his efforts.
Although Trump is currently facing an impeachment trial before the Senate because of the January 6 riots, he may also be facing another investigation in the state of Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent letters to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger notifying them of an investigation they will be opening involving Trump. The letters, dated February 10, requested the two officials to preserve their records related to what happened during the November elections.
Willis’ probe is probably the most serious criminal probe that Trump will be facing in the state. This followed the revelation through the recorded conversation between the former president and Raffensperger, where Trump asked to “find” votes that would overturn the state’s election results. The request was made on the basis of Trump’s widely-refuted claims of election fraud despite officials finding no evidence proving the claims.
Prosecutors are currently reviewing the transcripts of the call Trump made to Raffensperger on January 2, as well as the appropriate case law to determine the gravity of the possible charges made against him. Willis has also hired two top-level prosecutors who could be assigned to the case should it go into a trial. Prior to the January 2 call, it should also be noted that Trump made a call to Georgia’s chief elections investigator back in December, according to Raffensperger’s office.
In other related news, Trump was widely criticized for his administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now seen over 400,000 people dead and millions infected. Even after contracting it himself, Trump remains to disregard the advice of health experts such as wearing masks in public places and avoiding public gatherings. A source has confirmed that when Trump tested positive for COVID-19, he was actually suffering from a more severe case of the disease. This was to the extent that Trump was nearly placed on a ventilator from the severity of his case and thus the need to be flown into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center back in October.