The notorious call: Does Trump risk prosecution after demanding that he get 11,000 votes?

The notorious call: Does Trump risk prosecution after demanding that he get 11,000 votes?

And though it is clear that Trump has been putting pressure on Georgia's secretary of state for the collection of more votes, to overthrow Benen's victory, he cannot be prosecuted. What's wrong with Trump after publishing his call and Georgia's Secretary of State? Donald Trump has violated the law, or [...]

Donald Trump violated the law or something very close to that. It is this opinion of several lawyers questioned by the New York Times on the call in which the American president threatens Georgia's Secretary of State Rafensperger in order to reverse Joe Biden's election victory. But it's hard for him to be tried.

And though it is clear that Trump has tried to intimidate Rafensperger, it is not clear that he has violated the law.

This is because Trump hints that Rafensperger may have legal consequences if he doesn't find some more votes in Georgia, but he doesn't say it will be the one who will carry out this threat himself.

And for Trump to be prosecuted, the prosecutor must be able to testify that Trump knew he was lying when he expressed his conviction that he had won the election in Georgia.

Meanwhile Vice President-elect Kamala Harris calls Trump a fool who abuses the power of the American presidency.

Today Trump and Joe Biden are expected in Georgia to support their candidates in important elections for the senator's seat Tuesday.

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