Raffensperger: Trump’s indictment promotes strong democracy through accountability.
Republican Georgia Secretary of State Emphasizes Accountability in Strong Democracy
In a powerful statement, Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger highlighted the importance of “accountability” as one of the fundamental principles of a robust democracy. This statement comes on the heels of former President Donald Trump’s indictment on racketeering charges in Fulton County, Georgia.
Raffensperger, who oversees elections in the Peach State, released this statement approximately 12 hours after Trump’s indictment by a grand jury. The charges stem from Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election using Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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“The most basic principles of a strong democracy are accountability and respect for the Constitution and rule of law. You either have it, or you don’t,” Raffensperger emphasized.
Trump has been a vocal critic of Raffensperger since the secretary of state refused to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, allegedly at Trump’s request. In the 2022 Republican primary, the former president endorsed Jody Hice as a challenger to Raffensperger. However, Raffensperger convincingly defeated Trump’s candidate and was reelected in November 2022.
Trump faces 13 counts in the indictment, alongside attorneys Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Sidney Powell, as well as former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows. A total of 19 individuals were indicted in connection with the alleged racketeering scheme, with the charging document also mentioning around 30 unnamed co-conspirators.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, speaking at a late-night press conference, stated that Trump and his co-conspirators were working towards the “illegal goal of allowing Donald J. Trump to seize the presidential term of office beginning on Jan. 20, 2021.”
In response to the charges, the former president took to Truth Social early Tuesday morning, denouncing them as part of an ongoing “Witch Hunt” conducted by an “out of control and very corrupt District Attorney.”
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