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Georgia’s secretary of state has opened a formal investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state, Reuters is reporting:
The investigation comes after Trump was recorded in a 2 January phone call pressuring Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the state’s election results based on false voter fraud claims.
“The Secretary of State’s office investigates complaints it receives,” said Walter Jones, a spokesman for the office, describing the investigation as “fact finding and administrative”.
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Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman, cannot be prosecuted in New York following the former president’s pardon, a state court of appeals has ruled.
New York’s highest court has declined to review a lower court ruling on a case brought by the Manhattan district attorney against Manafort, the New York Times reports:
Manafort Can’t Be Prosecuted in New York After Trump Pardon:
The Court of Appeals let stand a that the Manhattan DA’s prosecution of Paul Manafort was barred by the double jeopardy rule. via @Jonesieman https://t.co/C9UNDOLjX1
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