A Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election asked a question. A previously unreleased audio recording Then-President Donald Trump called the speaker of the state House of Representatives.
The revelation comes just weeks after the Fulton County District Attorney said a decision on whether to file charges against Trump for alleged interference in the 2020 election was “imminent.”
Special Session
According to a report from Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFive grand jury members who spoke to the publication anonymously confirmed that Trump pressured David Ralston to call a special session of the state House of Representatives. To nullify Joe Biden’s election victory In Georgia.
One of the grand jury members who spoke to the outlet described it as “ RalstonHe basically interrupted the presidentand he said ‘I’ll do whatever I think is appropriate’… basically he took the wind out of his sails.” Jury added, “‘Well, thank you,’ you know, the president was able to say.”
Ralston, who has the power to call a special session, was opposed by Gov. Brian Kemp and other Georgia state leaders. Pressure from Trump and his alliesIncluding then-Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia.
This is according to a CNN report Third record Phone calls from Trump to Georgia officials known to exist
According to the outlet, there is also a recording of a call from December 2020 in which Trump pressed a member of the Georgia secretary of state’s team. Investigated complaints On ballot signatures in Cobb County in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
In the call, Trump pressed the investigator for evidence of fraud, telling him “congratulations.” For nullifying Biden’s victory in Georgia. An investigation in Cobb County found no fraudulent votes or other irregularities.
A long list of possible charges by the Foulton County District Attorney
Referred by the Special Jury Many accusationsSome of them for perjury, according to partial disclosures in his closing statement ordered by a Georgia judge.
when Atlanta Journal-Constitution Asked how many people the special grand jury recommended indicting in its final report, grand jury foreman Emily Kors said: Not a short list“.
A special grand jury investigation by Willis was launched following the release of a recording of a call Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger. A reverse election victory Biden in Georgia.
In the call, Trump asks Raffensberger to find 11,780 votes in his favor. One more vote about Biden’s 11,779 advantage in Georgia, and suggests he publicly announce that he has “recalculated” the results.
The special grand jury met for about eight months and heard testimony from 75 people, including senior figures such as Mike Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser. He repeatedly asserted his right not to incriminate himself and the South Carolina Republican Senate. Lindsey Graham legally fought the grand jury subpoena until it was defeated in the Supreme Court.
According to one grand jury member who spoke with Atlanta Journal-Constitution Graham, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said in the days leading up to the 2020 election that “if somebody had told Trump that aliens had come down and stolen Trump’s votes, Trump will count on it”.
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After Donald Trump announced his 2024 presidential candidacy, more than 6 months before the start of the regular presidential campaign season, it’s worth examining the potential candidates who might come his way. This staff, as it was in 2016, will probably be large and after the accusations against Trump for the defeat of the Republican Party in the midterm elections, it is not unreasonable to predict a tough election campaign, liberal in accusations and accusations, and thanks to the presence of the former president, full of nicknames and insults.
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Ron DeSantis – Florida’s governor has remained tight-lipped about his presidential bid, but DeSantis is emerging as a strong challenger to Trump in his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Win the Latino vote and Miami-Dade County, something no Republican governor has done since Jeb Bush was elected in 1998. DeSantis’ elevation has not gone unnoticed by Trump, who has already slandered, threatened and given him. A nickname, “DeSanctimonious”, was reserved for those he considered his true enemies.
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Ted Cruz – After calling Senator Trump from Texas a pathological liar, totally immoral and a whining coward, Cruz became one of the former president’s most helpful allies. But Cruz, never one to hide his presidential ambitions, also couldn’t hide his frustration at the Republican Party’s defeat in 2022, perhaps as he himself said we’d see a “red tsunami.” The Cuban-born senator criticized Trump for not spending more to help Republicans, in what would be his first save against the former president in the 2024 presidential race.
Nikki Haley – A former Trump administration ambassador to the United Nations, Haley has backed down and is now clinging to a low profile, not long after his supporters violently stormed the Capitol, referring to Trump as saying, “We have to admit that he failed us.” However, the former governor of South Carolina has begun spending time in Iowa, the first state on the president’s primary calendar, and trying to rebuild his ties to Trumpism.
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Mike Pence – Former Vice President of the Trump administration Pence, one of the former Trump administration officials who has avoided publicly criticizing the former president, accused him of deciding to be “part of the problem” over the events of January. 6, 2021. In a recent book, Pence accuses Trump of being a danger to “me, my family and everyone in the Capitol building.” However, like other Trump administration officials, Pence kept his criticisms to himself until the time of his book’s release. In a recent interview with ABC News, Pence said he believes “Americans will have a better chance,” referring to Trump’s 2024 candidacy.However, in an interview with Univision News, he said he has not yet decided what to do.
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On video: Former Vice President Mike Pence talks Trump, his presidential aspirations and appointing a prosecutor to investigate the January 6 riots
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Mike Pompeo – Former Secretary of State in the Trump administration, days after the 2020 presidential election, after announcing the victory of Biden, this former secretary of state, who suggested that Trump could stay in the White House, left the Republican party Trumpism last Thursday. Pompeo tweeted, “Conservatives get elected when we deliver. And not just when we criticize on social media. This is how we can win,” a clear reference to his former boss.
Rick Scott – The senator from Trump’s home state of Florida could provide more than one challenger to him in 2024. Rick Scott, who was Florida governor before Ron DeSantis, now holds one of his seats in the Senate. President in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. However, Scott faced a major setback as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Caucus by failing to secure a Republican majority in the Senate. To make matters worse, Scott was defeated by Mitch McConnell on Wednesday. Republican leadership in that chamber for the next two years.
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Tim Scott – The Republican’s first and only African-American senator, the senator from South Carolina Scott won his re-election race by 26 points, putting him in the 2022 Republican winners’ bracket with Chris Sununu and Ron DeSantis. In a candid statement, Scott said of his late grandfather, who voted for Barack Obama, that he wished he had “lived long enough to see another man of color elected president of the United States,” and this time he was “a Republican.”
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Chris Sununu – New Hampshire Gov. Sununu hasn’t been shy about criticizing Trump, who he sees as a weak candidate who is starting his campaign “on the defensive.” Sununu won his New Hampshire gubernatorial race by 15 points, and while he hasn’t publicly announced his intention to run for president, he told The Washington Post on Tuesday that he’s “open to anything.”
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