Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger subpoenaed to testify at Jan. 6 hearings

ATLANTA — Georgia will play a key role in the upcoming public hearings of the Jan. 6 committee as it investigates the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office confirmed to Channel 2′s Richard Elliot that top state election officials Brad Raffensperger and Gabriel Sterling have been subpoenaed to testify.

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The committee plans to hold public hearings throughout the summer, with the first one set for Thursday. Raffensperger and Sterling aren’t scheduled to appear until the week of June 20.

The committee wants to hear more about the infamous phone call between Raffensperger and former President Donald Trump that happened four days before the insurrection.

Channel 2 Action News shared a recording of the Jan 2 phone call that we obtained between the two. In the phone call, Trump asked Raffensperger to find him 11,000 additional votes and to overturn his defeat in the state.

“So, what are we gonna do here, fellas, I only need 11,000 votes. Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break,” Trump said on the phone call.

The committee also want to learn more about the GOP’s false electors meeting that happened in December 2020 and how it all played into the overall plan.

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Raffensperger previously met with the committee behind closed doors in December to discuss the phone call.

In an exclusive interview, Raffensperger told Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray that he was asked and voluntarily agreed to head to Capitol Hill where he spent 4.5 hours with the committee.

“They asked smart questions,” Raffensperger said in December.

“Can you tell us anything about what kinds of questions that were asked?” Gray asked Raffensperger.

“Well, obviously everyone knows I had a conversation a year ago and that’s out there. Anyone can listen to it, come to their own conclusions,” Raffensperger said.

Source: Trump campaign asked ‘alternate’ electors to keep meeting secret following 2020 election Channel 2′s Richard Elliot was at the State Capitol that day where the fake electors met while official Democratic electors were meeting just upstairs.

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