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A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., must testify before a Georgia grand jury examining possible election interference in the state two years ago. It also sided with the lower court's finding that "there is significant dispute about whether his phone calls with Georgia election officials were legislative investigations at all." Willis has said publicly she’s investigating a pair of post-election phone calls Graham made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, and his staff. Graham has been fighting the subpoena since it was issued in July, turning to federal court after an unsuccessful bid to challenge it in state court. The Fulton County grand jury is currently in a “quiet period” through Election Day, Nov. 8.

After James announced the lawsuit, Trump in a social media post called the action "Another Witch Hunt." NEW YORK CRIMINAL PROBEThe Trump Organization is set to go on trial on Oct. 24 on New York state criminal tax fraud charges. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties. A California federal judge said on Wednesday in a separate lawsuit that Trump had knowingly made false voter fraud claims in a Georgia election lawsuit, according to emails the judge reviewed. read moreIt is not immediately clear what ramifications Trump could face from the ruling.

☆ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's wife told Sen. Kelly Loeffler she didn't 'deserve to be in elected office' in text after 2020 election: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tricia Raffensperger chastised Kelly Loeffler for endangering her life in 2020 for political gain. The wife of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger slammed Loeffler in heated text messages. Loeffler called for Brad Raffensperger’s ouster to further Trump’s 2020 election denial scheme. "I hold you personally responsible for anything that happens to any of my family," Tricia Raffensperger wrote, adding, "You do not deserve to be in elected office." And that's all we did," Brad Raffensperger said.

☆ Georgia breaks first-day early voting record, nearly doubles figure from last midterms
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A line of early voters file down the hall as early voting begins for the midterm elections at the Citizens Service Center in Columbus, Georgia, October 17, 2022. Turnout from Georgia's first day of early voting set a new state record for a midterm election, nearly doubling the figure from the same time period in the previous midterms, state election officials said Tuesday. More than 131,000 Georgia voters cast ballots since early voting began Monday, according to the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. The figure represents an 85% boost over the 2018 midterms, when nearly 71,000 early votes were cast on Day One, the office said. Georgia's latest tally is also nearly as large as the state's first day of early voting in the 2020 presidential election — 136,739 in that contest versus 131,318 in the current cycle, Raffensperger's office said.

When thousands of Georgia poll workers open their voting locations on Election Day, they will be equipped with a new tool designed to help protect them — a text alert system to report any threats at their polling places. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office created the incident reporting tool in response to threats made against state poll workers during and after the 2020 election. The new system comes after Georgia saw unprecedented threats to elections workers following the 2020 presidential election. Richard Barron, who ran Fulton County elections in 2020, told NBC News in April the threats his office received led to record turnover. Sterling said they have to strike a delicate balance between vigilance and not giving the possibility of threats too much attention.

☆ Opinion | Donald Trump Has Told Americans Exactly Who He Is
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jesse Wegman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

When Mr. Barr resigned in December 2020, Mr. Trump attempted to replace him with Jeffrey Clark, an environmental lawyer in the Justice Department who had expressed a willingness to help Mr. Trump subvert the election. Mr. Trump was informed of the threats, too, before he whipped the mob into a frenzy and urged them to march on the Capitol. Before that happens, Mr. Trump must be “required to answer for his actions,” as Mr. Thompson rightly said. It sounds so basic and yet, with Mr. Trump, it has remained so elusive. Led by Mr. Trump, the party has morphed into the greatest threat to the Republic since the Confederacy: a revanchist cult that refuses to accept electoral defeat.

Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who is retiring this cycle after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump, is endorsing a slate of high-profile Democrats (and a few Republicans) in key midterm races. Kinzinger is also backing Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin in Utah, House Republican hopeful Larry Lazor in Connecticut and a state House candidate in Minnesota. Shapiro, Hobbs, Fontes, Benson and Murkowski are all running against Republican nominees backed by the former president and who have all at least questioned the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s election. While not backed by Trump, Nevada Republican secretary of state nominee Jim Marchant and Minnesota Republican secretary of state nominee Kim Crockett have also cast doubt on the 2020 election. While Lee subsequently voted to certify the 2020 election, opponents have used those texts to argue he lent a hand to those who sought to discredit the election.

☆ Cassidy Hutchinson, who delivered bombshell testimony about Trump's conduct on Jan. 6, agrees to cooperate with Georgia prosecutor investigating 2020 election tampering: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson is cooperating with Georgia district attorney Fani Willis. Hutchinson told January 6 investigators about Donald Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 election. Willis is looking into Trump's alleged interference in Georgia's election results. Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Willis has been trying to get Meadows to testify for months, but the former Trump White House chief of staff has yet to cooperate.

☆ Raphael Warnock, Election Denier
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-03 | by ( Brad Raffensperger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Georgia to replace voting machines in a county after 'unauthorized access'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an afternoon update on the Georgia Primary Election at the election command center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 24, 2022. The step comes after video surveillance footage made public recently showed outsiders accessing Coffee County voting machines and copying sensitive software and data. "But the current election officials in Coffee County have to move forward with the 2022 election, and they should be able to do so without this distraction," he said. Separately in Georgia, a grand jury in the Fulton County is probing efforts by Trump to overturn the former president's 2020 election defeat. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Explainer: Trump was sued by New York's attorney general. What legal woes does he face?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL CIVIL SUITNew York Attorney General Letitia James said her office uncovered more than 200 examples of misleading asset valuations by Trump and the Trump Organization between 2011 and 2021. James accused Trump of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to satisfy loan terms and get better insurance coverage. NEW YORK CRIMINAL PROBEThe Trump Organization is set to go on trial on Oct. 24 on New York state criminal tax fraud charges. read moreAlvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, has also been investigating whether Trump misled lenders and others about asset valuations. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties.

☆ The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A Look at Where It’s Easiest and Hardest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nick Corasaniti | Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Researchers focused on 10 categories related to voting, including registration, inconvenience, early voting, polling hours and absentee voting. The state also stopped using special voting deputies, officials whose tasks had sometimes included conducting voter registration drives, according to the study. To assess the voting laws passed after the 2020 election, this year’s Cost of Voting Index study added new categories and scoring. While the political debate surrounding new election laws has centered on ballots and the voting process, the Cost of Voting Index also gives heavy weight to the ease of voter registration. States rank higher in the index if they allow voter registration drives, provide automatic voter registration, offer same-day registration and maintain longer periods in which to register.

☆ Ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows called to testify by Georgia district attorney investigating Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-27 | by ( Taylor Ardrey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Georgia DA investigating Trump called for testimony from Mark Meadows. Fani Willis ordered Trump's former Chief of Staff to testify next month. Willis is looking into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It comes amid the Jan. 6 committee hearings, where House members are investigating the Capitol riot at the US Capitol as Congress was certifying the election. In June, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Meadows, gave bombshell testimony about Trump's behavior related to the attack during a House hearing.

☆ Federal appeals court temporarily halts order for Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in Georgia election investigation
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Graham from appearing before a Georgia grand jury. Fulton County prosecutors want Graham to offer testimony in their probe into the 2020 election. Graham has argued that his status as a sitting federal lawmaker should exempt him from testifying. But on Sunday, the appeals court listed what actions must be performed before Graham would have to testify before a grand jury. The appeals court said they would then hear the issue "for further consideration."

☆ The latest transcripts from the January 6 select committee's public hearings
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-12 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The January 6 committee has been interviewing witnesses during its public hearings. The hearings led by co-chairs Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney give the public a view of the panel's year-long investigation. Insider will update this tracker as hearing transcripts become available. Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty ImagesCommittee hearing held October 13, 2022

☆ Trump targets Liz Cheney at Wyoming rally days after his high-profile endorsements flopped
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump went after his critic, Rep. Liz Cheney, at a rally in Wyoming on Saturday. Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, an attorney running to unseat Cheney. "The people of Wyoming are going to vote to dump your RINO congresswoman Liz Cheney," Trump told the audience, erupting into cheers, "And you're going to send the incredible Harriet Hageman to Congress." The rally is being held to support Harriet Hageman, Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary challenger in Wyoming. "All of America is counting on you, Wyoming," Trump said.

☆ 2020, anul marilor schimbări! Retrospectiva evenimentelor externe
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +13 min

"Biden a fost prins, i-au fost citite informaţiile de pe laptop. Joe Biden este şi a fost un infractor de foarte mult timp", a spus Donald trump, preşedintele SUA. În timpul uneia din ele, însuşi Donald Trump a mers prin mulţimea de susţinători într-o maşină a Secret Service. La mijlocul lunii octombrie Franţa a fost scena unui atentat terorist şocant: un profesor de istorie a fost decapitat în plină stradă, pentru că le-ar fi arătat elevilor săi controversatele caricaturi cu profetul Mohamed, publicate anterior în presă. Compatriotul nostru a fost atacat flagrant şi a devenit victimă a unui atac terorist”, a declarat Emmanuel Macron, președintele Franței.

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☆ Scandal în SUA. Înregistrare audio cu Trump care încearcă să-l convingă pe un oficial din Georgia să-i „găsească” voturi
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-04 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Cotidianul The Washington Post – același care în urmă cu câteva decenii dezvăluia afacerea Watergate, ce a dus la demisia președintelui Nixon – a intrat acum în posesia acestei înregistrări audio și a publicat inclusiv transcriptul ei. )… Știi că oamenii din Georgia știu că a fost o fraudă. Victoria democratului Joe Biden în Georgia la aproximativ 12.000 de voturi diferenţă a fost confirmată printr-o renumărare a voturilor şi mai multe audituri, reaminteşte AFP, citată de Agerpres. Înregistrarea a fost preluată de mai multe canale media, care dezbat intens acum subiectul. Este o ultimă tentativă de contestare, care ar putea întârzia confirmarea victoriei lui Joe Biden, dar nu o va putea împiedica.

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☆ Scandal uriaş în SUA. Înregistrare audio cu Trump care încearcă să convingă un oficial să-i găsească voturi
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

În timpul convorbirii neobișnuit de lungi, Trump îi cere pe diverse tonuri republicanului Brad Raffensperger, secretarul de stat din Georgia, să-i găsească 11.780 de voturi pentru a depăși avansul pe care Joe Biden îl are în fața lui. Trump îl ceartă, îl flatează, îl imploră și îl amenință pe oficialul republican cu un val de consecințe legale, dacă acesta refuză să-l susțină. „Este în regulă să spui că ai recalculat”, i-a spus Trump, printre altele, oficialului republican, responsabil cu organizarea alegerilor în acest stat. „Tot ce vreau este să găsim 11.780 de buletine (...) pentru că am câştigat acest stat”, i-a mai spus Trump. Victoria democratului Joe Biden în Georgia la aproximativ 12.000 de voturi diferenţă a fost confirmată printr-o renumărare a voturilor şi mai multe audituri, reaminteşte AFP, citată de Agerpres.

Persons: Trump, Raffensperger, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Victoria democratului Joe Biden Organizations: Washington Post, Agerpres Locations: Georgia, republican

Statul Georgia din SUA va renumăra manual toate buletinele de vot pentru alegerile prezidențiale în contextul acuaţiilor de fraudă, au anunțat autoritățile locale. Secretarul de stat al Georgiei a anunțat, pe 11 noiembrie, că va avea loc un audit asupra rezultatelor alegerilor prezidențiale, audit care va declanșa o renumărare manuală completă a voturilor. Oficialul se așteaptă ca procesul să se extindă până pe 20 noiembrie, termenul limită pentru certificarea alegerilor. În Georgia prima numărătoare i-a atribuit lui Joe Biden un avans de 14.101 voturi din aproximativ cinci milioane de voturi în acest stat. Vor fi renumărate atât buletinele de vot exprimate prin prezenţa la secțiile de votare, cât și cele trimise prin poștă.

Persons: Doina Crainic, Democratul Joe Biden, Joe Biden Organizations: Sputnik, Colegiul Electoral, Sputnik France Locations: Statul Georgia, SUA, BUCUREŞTI, Georgiei, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Brad Raffensperger

Statul american Georgia, unde candidatul democrat Joe Biden şi preşedintele republican Donald Trump sunt aproape la egalitate în scrutinul prezidenţial american, va efectua o renumărare a voturilor, potrivit secretarului de stat local Brad Raffensperger, transmite AFP, citată de Agerpres. Cursa în Georgia „rămâne prea strânsă”, a declarat Brad Raffensperger în timpul unei conferinţe de presă la Atlanta. ”Fiind o diferenţă atât de redusă, vom avea o renumărare în Georgia”, a anunţat acesta. Potrivit CNN, în acest stat Joe Biden şi Donald Trump au fiecare aproximativ 49,4% din voturi după numărarea a circa 99% din buletine. El a adăugat că în continuare nu vede indicii de fraude majore sau extinse, contrar afirmaţiilor lui Donald Trump, dar a asigurat că oficialii sunt vigilenţi, dată fiind diferenţa redusă dintre cei doi candidaţi.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, CNN, Gabriel Sterling, El Organizations: Agerpres Locations: american Georgia, Brad, Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, Atlanta, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada

☆ Alegeri SUA 2020. Georgia anunță că toate voturile vor fi renumărate pentru că diferența dintre cei doi candidați e mult prea mică
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-06 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +3 min

Având în vedere că diferența este atât de mică, vom avea o renumărare în Georgia”, a anunţat Brad Raffensperger, relatează Agerpres . Joe Biden conduce în Georgia la o diferență de puțin peste 1.500 după ce au fost numărate 99% dintre voturi. Pe lângă Georgia, absolut esențială pentru Trump, Biden mai conduce și în Pennsylvania, Nevada și Arizona. Dacă va câștiga și aceste state, candidatul democrat va obține peste 270 de voturi în Colegiul Electoral și va câștiga alegerile . Cu ajutorul tău vom continua să scoatem adevărul la suprafață și vom continua să dezvoltăm proiecte media noi care să inspire.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Brad Raffensperger, Agerpres, Trump, Biden, Gabriel Sterling, El Organizations: Colegiul Electoral Locations: Georgia, Brad, Brad Raffensperger, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, AGORA, SUA, Statele Unite, Republica Moldova

☆ Scandal uriaș în SUA: Înregistrare audio cu Trump care încearcă să-l convingă pe un oficial să-i „găsească” voturi
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-03 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Convorbirea telefonică a avut loc sâmbătă și are o durată de aproape o oră. Trump îl ceartă, îl flatează, îl imploră și îl amenință pe oficialul republican cu un val de consecințe legale, dacă acesta refuză să-l susțină. „Tot ce vreau este să găsim 11.780 de buletine (...) pentru că am câştigat acest stat”, i-a mai spus Trump. Victoria democratului Joe Biden în Georgia la aproximativ 12.000 de voturi diferenţă a fost confirmată printr-o renumărare a voturilor şi mai multe audituri, reaminteşte AFP, citată de Agerpres. Este o ultimă tentativă de contestare, care ar putea întârzia confirmarea victoriei lui Joe Biden, dar nu o va putea împiedica.

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