Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared before a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, as part of an investigation into efforts from former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in that state, his spokesperson confirmed.
" in November 2020 that, in a phone call, Graham suggested absentee ballots from counties with high rates of nonmatching signatures be disqualified. At the time, the South Carolina Republican denied Raffensperger's claims and dismissed his comments as"ridiculous."
Sen. John Cornyn speaks with Sen. Lindsey Graham as they walk through the Senate Subway to participate in a vote on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol Building on Nov. 16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Imagesby over 11,000 votes. Trump had zeroed in on Fulton County, which encompasses Atlanta, and alleged without evidence that there was voter fraud and that"dead people voted.
, that the White House called and texted Raffensperger's office 18 times to set up a call about a statewide audit of the vote. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows also appeared at a signature audit site in Georgia, where he met with Frances Watson, the chief investigator for the secretary of state's office, who was supervising that audit.where Trump asked Raffensperger to"find" 11,780 votes — or"one more than we have" — to win the state.
Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn was also ordered to appear on Tuesday, according to court documents, althoughMelissa Quinn contributed to this report.
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