Tag: Brad Raffensperger

Fulton County Judge Orders DA to Respond to Trump’s Petition to Quash Grand Jury Probe

A judge presiding over the Fulton County special grand jury that is considering charges in connection with efforts to tamper with the outcome of the 2020 general election has ordered District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, to reply to former President Donald Trump’s petition to quash the jury’s proceedings. On March 27, Fulton Superior Court…


‘A Horrible Idea’: Critics on Both Left and Right Slam Special Grand Jury Foreperson’s Media Tour

Critics on both the left and the right are slamming a special grand jury foreperson’s media tour in which she discussed an investigation into former-President Donald Trump’s alleged criminal interference in the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. “This was a horrible idea and I guarantee you prosecutors are wincing,” Elie Honig, CNN’s senior legal…


Georgia Grand Jury Suggests at Least 1 Trump Election Probe Witness Committed Perjury

A special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, believes that “perjury may have been committed” by one or more witnesses in the investigation of whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally interfered in the state’s 2020 presidential election. Noting this in its final report (pdf)—a portion of which was released on Thursday, Feb….


Judge Rules Georgia GOP Chair Can’t Share Lawyers With 10 Alternate Electors in 2020 Election Probe

A judge ruled on Wednesday that Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer can’t share legal counsel with 10 other alternate electors before the special purpose grand jury in the probe of the 2020 election. The grand jury is investigating post-election efforts to question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, including 16 Republicans from Georgia who were deemed…


Brad Raffensperger Wins Re-Election as Georgia Secretary of State

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was projected as the winner of the race over Democratic challenger Bee Nguyen, according to The Associated Press. Bee Nguyen, Democratic nominee for Georgia Secretary of State, speaking at the Atlanta Press Club debate Oct. 18, 2022. (Reuters/Dustin Chambers/POOL.) Primaried in May by the Trump-supported Jody Hice, Raffensperger won…


2020 Election Controversy Casts Shadow Over Georgia Secretary of State Race

State secretary of state elections usually aren’t visible. People may not know what the person in that job does. It’s not the same as the federal secretary of state, who manages foreign relations. An election for this state office usually isn’t water cooler conversation. Unless, of course, that state is Georgia, home of the hotly…


Trump Says Election Phone Call With Raffensperger Was ‘Perfect,’ DA Willis Basing Probe on ‘Tiny Word or Phrase’

Former President Donald Trump has defended his 2020 phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, stating that it was “absolutely perfect,” while taking aim at Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she threatened prison time for those convicted in her election probe. Trump made the comment in a statement issued via his Save America PAC…


2 Women Grapple for Top Position in Democratic Primary Runoff for Georgia Secretary of State

A current Georgia lawmaker and a former state legislator face off Tuesday in a runoff election to determine who will take on Republican incumbent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the fall. Bee Nguyen (pronounced Win), who represents Georgia House District 89, topped the field of Democrats during a May 24 primary election. Nguyen finished…


Kemp, Raffensperger Overcome Anger and Trump’s Disapproval in Georgia

Their feelings motivated by former president Donald Trump, many conservative Georgians are still angry that Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger didn’t do more to investigate claims of widespread fraud related to the 2020 election. That displeasure didn’t prevent the two incumbents from winning their respective GOP primaries on May 24. Kemp,…


Marjorie Taylor Greene Won’t Be Barred From Holding Office, Georgia Official Rules

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is qualified to be a candidate for U.S. Congress and will remain on the ballot for the upcoming election, Georgia’s top election official said on May 6. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, entered his decision hours after state Judge Charles Beaudrot said challengers to Greene’s candidacy failed to…