Reports: Giuliani target of Georgia probe in 2020 US election

Updated 08/16/2022 00:16

• According to media reports, Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani is on the target of criminal investigation.
• The “New York Times” and broadcaster CNN reported on Monday that Giuliani’s lawyers had received a similar notification about an investigation in the US state of Georgia.
• It is about the electoral victory of Joe Biden in the US state of Georgia. Trump tried to cast doubts on Biden’s victory in 2020 in questionable ways. Giuliani was one of the central figures of the time.
• The “New York Times” also reports that Giuliani is due to testify before a jury in the Georgia capital, Atlanta, on Wednesday.

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Former US President’s Lawyer Donald TrumpAccording to media reports, Rudy Giuliani is the target of a criminal investigation related to the 2020 election.new York TimesAnd broadcaster CNN reported on Monday that Giuliani’s lawyers said they had received a similar notification about an investigation in the US state of Georgia. The investigation there is about a possible influence by Trump and his camp on the 2020 presidential election.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office launched the investigation last year

Prosecutor Fani Willis in Fulton County, Georgia, launched an investigation last year. The background is a phone call between Trump and Georgia’s chief election observer, Brad Raffensperger. Trump had asked Riffensperger to “find” the missing votes to ensure his opponent’s narrow electoral victory. Joe Biden To tip in the state. Several Trump aides have been asked to testify before a jury that has now been established. In July, Willis did not rule out summoning former President Trump on NBC.

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The New York Times reported that Giuliani was scheduled to testify on Wednesday before a jury in Atlanta, Georgia’s capital, in Fulton County. According to the report, Giuliani’s lawyer made it clear that his client would invoke the attorney-client privilege if questions were asked about his conversations with Trump. “If these people think he’s going to talk about a conversation between himself and President Trump, they’re delusional.”

Trump and Giuliani accuse Democrats of voter fraud in the state of Georgia

Georgia was one of the states that won the November 2020 presidential election in favor of Democrat Biden. Republican Trump still retains the long-discredited claim that he was denied victory through fraud. For weeks, he and his allies later tried to use questionable methods to reverse Biden’s election victory – Giuliani was one of the central figures. Trump’s camp also failed, with dozens of lawsuits against the election results.(dpa/jst)