The Daily Fuckup

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team subpoenaed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for records tied to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The subpoena was dated Friday, December 9, 2022, and Raffensperger’s office received it on Monday, December 12, 2022.

Raffensperger was one of the key Georgia officials in the post-election fight. He was the Republican election chief who resisted pressure from Trump and his allies after the vote, making him a central witness to the push to change the result in the state.

The subpoena, as described in contemporaneous reporting, sought records involving Trump, his campaign, lawyers, and aides. It did not accuse anyone of a crime, and it did not by itself reveal where the investigation would land. It did, however, show that Smith’s office was still gathering documents from people and offices close to the Georgia pressure campaign.

Georgia had already been a major front in the broader effort to undo Trump’s loss. The subpoena added another document trail to an inquiry that was still active and still reaching into the mechanics of the post-election scramble.