Trump Probe Subpoena for Georgia Secretary of State From DOJ

In a Jan. 2 phone call, Trump had suggested that Raffensperger “find” the votes needed to provide him a win within the state.

The subpoena, which is dated Friday and was received by Raffensperger’s office Monday, follows others served last week in several states and counties. Like those other locations, Georgia was a goal of Trump and his allies as they sought to overturn his loss within the 2020 election.

The special counsel is in search of “any and all communications in any form” between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 20, 2021, “to, from or involving” Trump, his campaign, lawyers and aides, including former campaign officials corresponding to Bill Stepien and Justin Clark and lawyers John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, L. Lin Wood, Sidney Powell and former Latest York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, based on the subpoena, which was obtained by The Associated Press.

Efforts by Trump and his associates to reverse his loss in Georgia are currently the topic of a separate investigation led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Atlanta. A special grand jury seated to help that investigation has heard from dozens of witnesses, including various high-profile Trump allies, over the past six months and is anticipated to wrap up its work soon.

Amongst other things, Willis is investigating the Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Raffensperger.

It was not immediately clear whether any counties in Georgia had also received subpoenas from the special counsel.

Within the weeks following the 2020 election, Trump focused partially on Fulton County, which incorporates many of the city of Atlanta, making unsupported allegations of election fraud. However the county had not received a subpoena by Monday morning, a spokesperson said.

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