Jack Smith's investigators interview Brad Raffensperger’s top aide: report

A top aide to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been interviewed by special counsel Jack Smith’s investigators, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Chris Harvey served as the state’s elections director during the 2020 elections, the report said. The former police officer and homicide investigator is credited with working with local officials to reduce lines at polling sites and installing new voting equipment built by Dominion Voting Systems.

Harvey left the secretary of state’s office in May 2021, citing death threats. He now serves as deputy director of the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council.

Federal investigators probing Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election interviewed Raffensperger on Wednesday in Atlanta, the report said.

Little was known about the meeting as of Wednesday evening, including whether Raffensperger appeared voluntarily, how long the meeting lasted, or what was discussed, the report said.

A Raffensperger spokeswoman told the AJC that, “Georgia is a national leader in election security, integrity, and access." She added, "Failed candidates and their enablers have peddled false narratives about our elections for personal gain for a long time and the voters of Georgia aren’t buying it.”

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