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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 16 Republicans who met at the Georgia state capitol in 2020 to cast sham Electoral College ballots for Donald Trump are under criminal investigation and could be prosecuted.
The President spoke in the East Room of the White House. Drew Angerer poses for a picture.
The fake electors all received letters from the Fulton County District Attorney notifying them of their status.
The chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and a state senator were among the fake electors.
Brandon Beach, who is a Republican state senator, received a letter, according to reports.
Jeff DiSantis didn't reply to a request from Forbes.
Attorneys representing 11 of the fake electors said in a court filing that they would testify before the grand jury. The attorneys argued that the requests for the fake electors to appear before the grand jury are unwarranted and oppressive because they have been subject to abusive threats. The fake electors could not have known or anticipated their votes would become part of an alleged pressure plan to have Vice President Mike Pence overrule valid election results.
The House January 6 committee held a hearing last month focused on Trump's push to subvert President Joe Biden's wins in a number of closely fought states. Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, and John Eastman, a right-wing legal scholar, are facing scrutiny in the Fulton County probe. Both got subpoenas this month. It could take up to a year for the special grand jury to issue a report that would recommend criminal charges. The grand jury would have to decide whether to indict anyone.
According to a document filed Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham has reached an agreement with a witness in the Georgia investigation.
Potential charges have been filed in the Fulton probe.
The Georgia grand jury is investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election.
The speaker of Arizona says that Trump lied when he said he supported fraud claims.
There is an investigation going on in Georgia as the district attorney prepares a grand jury.
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