(Atlanta) The conservative state of Georgia and its capital, Atlanta, have become a dangerous zone for Donald Trump, who recently suffered political setbacks there and faces an investigation into allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 US presidential election.
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The former Republican leader was defeated this week in a bid to defeat elected officials from the party that refused to change the outcome of the election in the state, with Joe Biden winning the wire.
The Republican millionaire has been focusing on his efforts for a year and a half trying to prove that the presidential election was “stolen” from him because it was said to be a “massive fraud.”
But the defeat of all three candidates he backed in the party’s primary election on Tuesday was a sign that voters were allowing him to interfere in state affairs.
On January 2, 2021, he asked Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensberger, to “find” enough votes in his favor to change the outcome of the November referendum.
A few weeks ago, Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis, who covered Atlanta, appointed a large arbitral tribunal to determine if there was sufficient evidence to prosecute him.
The process can take up to a year. Dozens of witnesses were questioned and 30 who refused to testify were to be sabotaged.
“Without value”
In a phone call to Brad Rafenberger, he said he had eliminated Georgia in advance with “hundreds of thousands of votes” and asked the Secretary of State to “find 11,780 votes” in his favor, citing various conspiracy theories. On the verge of his failure.
The content of the conversation was revealed the next day Washington PostProvoked a shout.
In February, M.Me Willis announced the launch of an investigation into possible pressure by Donald Trump on other Georgian elected officials, including Governor Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr.
In a note released in October, lawyers for the Brookings Institution Think Tank said Mr. Trump was said to be “at significant risk of multiple abuse cases.”
The former president’s action may be considered “beyond the framework of his privileges” and his arguments for self-defense may be considered “futile.”
Donald Trump rejected any wrongdoing and denounced “serious, malicious and racist lawyers” during a meeting in Texas in January, prompting Fanny Willis to ask for additional security measures.
Faced with lawsuit threats, the former reality TV star returned to public opinion in 2024 to defend a new candidacy.
But even there, he was restrained by the vast victories of Brad Rafensburger, Brian Kemp and Chris Carr.
Photo by Elijah Knowledge, Agencies France-Press
Georgia’s presidential candidate Brian Kemp (right), backed by former Vice President Mike Pence (left), won.
“As reasonable as possible”
The state of 10 million people will be one of the keys to the next presidential election, but Tuesday’s primary elections show voters tired of Donald Trump’s posture.
“I voted for him, but I do not like these allegations against our state,” Elsa Dushanbe, a retired civil servant who met with Governor Kemp, told the AFP.
The 78-year-old does not believe in conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 election.
“The election is as fair as possible,” he said. “My husband worked with election officials and he understands them. No, I do not think they were stolen. ⁇
It remains to be seen whether Georgia primaries will foreshadow a national movement, but recent weeks have shown signs of the millionaire losing influence in the Republican Party.
She has had significant successes in Arkansas, such as the victory of her former spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, but she has supported many losers who have won various governorial races.
Nse Ufot, president of the New Georgia Project Association, which campaigns for the right to vote, told the AFP that “there is a kind of talk about the strength of Mr. Trump’s support, and it will not weaken.”
In a state like Georgia, Mr. How can (Republicans) win without Trump’s support?
