Trump Call to Georgia Official Might Violate State and Federal Law
You think? This appeared in the New York Times:
The recording of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of Georgia, first reported by The Washington Post, led a number of election and criminal defense lawyers to conclude that by pressuring Mr. Raffensperger to “find” the votes he would need to reverse the election outcome in the state, Mr. Trump either broke the law or came close to it.
“It seems to me like what he did clearly violates Georgia statutes,” said Leigh Ann Webster, an Atlanta criminal defense lawyer, citing a state law that makes it illegal for anyone who “solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause the other person to engage” in election fraud.
At the federal level, anyone who “knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a state of a fair and impartially conducted election process” is breaking the law.
Trump might want to consider doing what he has threatened in the past: leave the country. Because on January 20th you are in big trouble. I would suggest Russia instead:
At least Trump will try and reward his most loyal lapdogs. After they get in trouble, of course. In the case of those who went to jail they get a pardon. If you are in Congress, you get a Medal of Freedom:
