{"id":1958425,"date":"2023-06-27T16:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-to-be-interviewed-by-special-counsel-jack-smith\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T16:33:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:33:43","slug":"georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-to-be-interviewed-by-special-counsel-jack-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-to-be-interviewed-by-special-counsel-jack-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to meet with special counsel Jack Smith for an interview."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-to-be-interviewed-by-special-counsel-jack-smith%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to Meet with Special Counsel Jack Smith<\/h2>\n<p>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">special counsel<\/a> Jack Smith as part of the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump illegally interfered with the results of the 2020 election. Smith will be interviewing Raffensperger for the first time since launching the two separate investigations into the former president \u2014 one regarding the mishandling of government records and the other about the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. The Washington Examiner confirmed Raffensperger\u2019s interview with Smith\u2019s prosecutors will occur on Wednesday in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<h3>Focus on Phone Conversation and Election Results<\/h3>\n<p>Raffensperger received a subpoena from the special counsel in December 2022, asking the secretary of state for all forms of communication involving Trump and his campaign. The meeting is likely to focus on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-pushed-the-now-debunked-find-the-fraud-story-in-their-bid-to-attack-trump\/\" title=\"How The Media Pushed The Now Debunked \u2018Find The Fraud\u2019 Story In Their Bid To Attack Trump\">hourlong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-gamestop-saga-shows-system-is-not-the-capitalism-we-were-promised-not-even-close\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: GameStop Saga Shows System Is 'Not the Capitalism We Were Promised -- Not Even Close'\">phone conversation<\/a><\/a> between Raffensperger and Trump in January 2021. In it, the former president asked him to &#8220;find 11,780 votes.&#8221; The audio came to light during a hearing of the Jan. 6 investigation in 2022, in which Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a member of the investigation committee, played the recording.<\/p>\n<p>During the call, Trump appeared to question Raffensperger&#8217;s comments that no additional votes were found, claiming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">election results<\/a> were accurate. &#8220;When you talk about &#8216;no criminality,&#8217; I think it&#8217;s very dangerous for you to say that,\u201d Trump said. He warned Raffensperger of the danger of not reporting any tampering with the ballots, alleging that they were shredded and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-to-be-interviewed-by-special-counsel-jack-smith\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to meet with special counsel Jack Smith for an interview.\">voting machines owned<\/a> by Dominion Voting Systems were tampered with, stating that failure to report is a \u201ccriminal offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, you can\u2019t let that happen,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThat\u2019s a big risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Other Investigations and Testimony<\/h3>\n<p>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis started an investigation over two years ago into Trump and his allies&#8217; activities, which is separate from the investigation and arrest led by the Justice Department regarding classified documents. Raffensperger testified before a Fulton County special purpose grand jury in June 2022, with other top aides assisting in the case as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will meet special counsel Jack Smith to probe if ex-President Donald Trump unlawfully influenced the 2020 election outcome. 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