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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who became well-known for foiling former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election results, will testify at the next committee hearing.

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference. This file photo was taken in Atlanta.

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On January 2, 2021, Trump urged Raffensperger to find the votes to overturn Biden's win in Georgia, but he did not.

The secretary of state's lawyer, Ryan Germany, was warned by Trump that not heeding his calls to overturn the election might be a crime.

In order to win the national news spotlight, he held news conferences in which he slammed Trump's claims.

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The subject of a criminal investigation is Trump's attempt to overturn the Georgia results. There was a grand jury impaneled in the case.

Key Background

There will be a public hearing on Tuesday. The fourth held by the committee will take place in the Eastern time zone. The first hearing focused on the actions of the Capitol rioters, and was broadcasted to an audience of more than 20 million viewers. The second hearing focused on Trump ignoring advisors who told him he had lost the election, while the third focused on Trump trying to block the certification of the election.

Tangent

The Republican primary for secretary of state was won by Raffensperger.

A leaked audio clip shows Trump pressuring Georgia officials to overturn their election results.

The staffer says that the vice president told Trump that he couldn't overturn the election results.

Trump's picks get clobbered in Georgia primaries, but he still claims success.

Riot defendants say Trump asked them to storm the capitol.

The hearing shows rioters repeating Trump's baseless election claims.

There is an investigation going on in Georgia as the district attorney prepares a grand jury.

More than 20 million people are expected to hear about the NBA finals on January 6.