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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Georgia Secretary of State\u2019s office opened an investigation on Monday into former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn the state\u2019s 2020 election results, an official in the office told Reuters.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign event for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. REUTERS\/Jonathan Ernst<\/figcaption>

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger\u2019s office had faced calls to open a probe after Trump was recorded in a Jan. 2 phone call pressuring Raffensperger to overturn the state\u2019s election results based on unfounded voter fraud claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Secretary of State\u2019s office investigates complaints it receives,\u201d said Walter Jones, a spokesman for the Secretary of State\u2019s office, describing the investigation as \u201cfact finding and administrative.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAny further legal efforts will be left to the attorney general,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Legal experts said Trump\u2019s phone calls may have violated at least three state criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud, and intentional interference with performance of election duties. The felony and misdemeanor violations are punishable by fines or imprisonment.<\/p>\n

In the Jan. 2 phone call, Trump urged Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, to \u201cfind\u201d enough votes to overturn his Georgia loss. The transcript quotes Trump telling Raffensperger: \u201cAll I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes,\u201d which is the number Trump needed to win. Trump made another phone call in December to Georgia\u2019s chief elections investigator, Raffensperger\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

Additionally, two Democratic members of the U.S. Congress – Kathleen Rice, of New York, and Ted Lieu, of California – have asked in a Jan. 4 letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal probe into Trump\u2019s call to Raffensperger.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 6 – the day of the U.S. Capitol riots – Trump bragged about the call in a speech to supporters: \u201cPeople love that conversation because it says what\u2019s going on,\u201d he said. \u201cThese people are crooked.\u201d<\/p>\n

The push for investigations are one illustration of the legal perils facing Trump since he lost the constitutional protections that shield sitting presidents from prosecution. Trump now faces nearly a dozen legal battles, including a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance into his business dealings and several civil lawsuits.<\/p>\n

Trump has described the investigations into his family business as politically motivated.<\/p>\n

David Worley, the lone Democrat on Georgia\u2019s state election board had planned to introduce a motion at Wednesday\u2019s board meeting urging state Attorney General Chris Carr and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to open a criminal investigation into Trump\u2019s phone calls with election officials.<\/p>\n

He said such a move would be unnecessary if the Secretary of State\u2019s office has opened an investigation. \u201cIf they\u2019ve done this, I won\u2019t need to make my motion,\u201d Worley told Reuters. \u201cThis is the normal thing that should happen when a complaint is filed. If a complaint is filed, an investigation is started, that\u2019s how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n

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