On Tuesday, writing for Vanity Fair, Bess Levin reported that the new accusations from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that former President Donald Trump "threatened" him in his demands to "find" extra votes for him in the 2020 election could open him up to further criminal liability.
"In addition to facing dozens of lawsuits, the 45th president is also the subject of three separate criminal investigations, one of which seemingly got a boost this week," reported Levin. "Presumably, prosecutors are extremely interested in a new book out today by Raffensperger, Integrity Counts, in which he says in no uncertain terms that Trump threatened him while demanding he magically come up with 11,780 votes necessary to beat Joe Biden."
The criminal investigation into Trump's phone call with Raffensperger is being conducted by the Fulton County District Attorney.
"Last month, Raffensperger told NBC News he would 'gladly participate' in an interview with the Fulton County district attorney about Trump pressuring election officials over the 2020 results," noted the report. "'I did my job. I followed the law,' he said. As for Trump, he is currently hard at work preemptively claiming that the Virginia gubernatorial election, which is taking place right now, was rife with fraud."
