Nice timing, on the eve of the second impeachment trial of Donald "Mango Mussolini" Trump for incitement of insurrection. Some chickens may be coming home to roost in Georgia:
The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed to CNN on Monday that it has started an investigation into former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the state's election results, including a phone call the former President made to Raffensperger.
During the call, Trump pushed Raffensperger to "find" votes to overturn the election results after his loss to then-President-elect Joe Biden, according to an audio recording later obtained by CNN. [snip]A Georgia prosecutor's office is taking the extraordinary January 2 phone call between Trump and Raffensperger "seriously as far as a potential case," as it weighs whether to pursue criminal charges of election fraud against the former President, a source familiar with the office said.Newly elected Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to make some type of announcement on the matter "one way or another" this month, the source said.CNN previously reported that Willis said in a statement that she will enforce the law "without fear" and that her office was evaluating whether to pursue potential criminal action against Trump."Once the investigation is complete, this matter, like all matters, will be handled by our office based on the facts and the law," Willis said at the time.
Also, the District of Columbia Attorney General is looking at potential misdemeanor charges against Trump for incitement. Just the beginning, we hope, of Trump's post- presidency legal problems.
3 comments:
"Open an investigation". I just hurt myself yawning. Is there anyone left who is not involved in investigating a Republican atrocity? When will even one of them get to the "wow, this is fucked up, somebody ought to do something" stage. Is there some black hole somewhere where these are filed? I mean, it can't be difficult - they constantly tell us what they're doing, and make no effort to hide anything. Why would they, there is NEVER any consequence.
Czippy -- they have to follow a process, just like the impeachment. The formalities are frustrating but part of the design.
I would agree with you, and I'm a patient being, but this has been going on since Reagan. Strictly speaking, there has been more push-back from Susan Collins than legal consequences.
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