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Trump’s Georgia Pressure Campaign Was Already Under Legal Scrutiny by September

By Sept. 16, 2021, Donald Trump’s push to pressure Georgia officials after the 2020 election was already under active legal scrutiny. Fulton County prosecutors had opened their election-interference investigation in February 2021, after the Jan. 2 Raffensperger call became public.

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First recorded Sep 16, 2021·Meaningfully updated Sep 16, 2021

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Trump’s Georgia Pressure Campaign Was Already Under Legal Scrutiny by September

By Sept. 16, 2021, Donald Trump’s push to pressure Georgia officials after the 2020 election was already under active legal scrutiny. Fulton County prosecutors had opened their election-interference investigation in February 2021, after the Jan. 2 Raffensperger call became public.

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