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https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966332808/georgia-district-attorney-is-investigating-trumps-call-to-overturn-election [npr.org]

(Submitter's Note: This is Georgia State investigating presumably under Georgia State law. As such, this is outside the purview of the US Federal Government, including but not limited to presidential pardons... but I am not a lawyer so take that as you will.)

The Fulton County District Attorney's office has launched a criminal probe into former President Trump's attempts to overturn Georgia's election results, including a call pressuring Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" enough votes for him. The county includes Atlanta, Georgia's capital.

In a letter sent to state officials and obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting, newly-elected Democratic district attorney Fani Willis said the investigation will look into several potential violations of state law, including "the solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and any involvement in violence or threats related to the election's administration."

Read the letter at: https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html?id=20476477-fulton-county-da-le&beta=true [npr.org] and/or at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20476477/fulton-county-da-letters.pdf [documentcloud.org]

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