Fulton County DA opens criminal investigation into Trump call to Georgia Secretary of State
In the January call, the former president insisted he won Georgia and pressured Sec. Brad Raffensperger to find evidence that would overturn the state s result. Author: 11Alive Staff Updated: 7:00 PM EST February 10, 2021
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has opened a criminal investigation into a phone call former President Donald Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger earlier this year, according to a letter she has circulated to state officials asking them to preserve documents related to the call as evidence.
Former federal prosecutor weighs in on impact of a possible Trump trial in Fulton County
With a member of the election board vowing to push for the Trump-Raffensperger call investigation to be sent to the Fulton County DA, Trump could face a local trial. Author: Christopher Buchanan, Hope Ford Published: 11:26 PM EST January 18, 2021 Updated: 2:40 PM EST January 19, 2021
ATLANTA With at least one Georgia elections board member vowing to push for Trump to be tried by a local district attorney, questions have arisen about how such an unusual trial could play out.
On Monday, 11Alive spoke with a former federal prosecutor about what he thought of the possibility. Bret Williams owns BRW Law Group in Atlanta and is a former prosecutor for both the Southern District of New York and the Northern District of Georgia totaling 17 years.
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