BREAKING: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has opened an investigation...

[sheshe2]

Link to tweet

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-georgia-investigation-exclu-idUSKBN2A82HO

[Just_Vote_Dem]

1. And so it begins...

[Karma13612]

2. Woo hoo!

Things are about to get interesting!

I am so excited!

[LanternWaste]

3. Some juicy info in the article.

"Legal experts said Trump’s 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."

[sheshe2]

15. Yep.

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

And so it begins...

[Ellipsis]

48. No secret pardon will fix that.

[Nevilledog]

4. Good!

[Amaryllis]

5. Good timiing!

[pandr32]

6. Good to hear!

The disgraced orange stain needs to have this investigated and hopefully more.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. He's been criticized at times for the 2018 election I think

but a Republican who tries to adhere to the law is a good thing.

[Blue_true]

36. He was not SOS in 2018, that was Kemp, who refused to recuse, even while running

for Governor. Raffensperger won a runoff against a good Democrat in 2018 to become SOS. He is a repugh, with all the drawbacks, but he has tried to do some right things, which is abnormal for that crowd.

[cstanleytech]

47. He is still a Republican and the majority of them cannot be trusted.

[peggysue2]

8. Oooooo. This will leave a bruise.

Won't make Trump happy in the least.

Poor baby!

[sheshe2]

17. Sad, isn't it?

[Blue_true]

38. I want to see 2021 end with Trump facing or convicted of some felonies.

NYS is after him, not Georgia May be after him. Someone is going to get him. I believe that a person like Raffensperger is the perfect one to go after Trump, his upward trajectory in politics is limited, but by getting Trump on some felonies that ends Trump’s political career, Raffensperger won’t ever have to buy himself a drink when sitting among republicans (many of whom don’t care for Trump, but are scared shitless of him).

[rurallib]

56. That's what I want for Christmas at the latest

With a picture or two of the criminal in cuffs

[Blue_true]

58. Yes, that would be a grand way to end the year. nt

[Dustlawyer]

76. The truly sad thing is that Trump is guilty of murder and will not be charged with it.

He planned the coup from way back. He fired up his base to do what they did on the 6th of January knowing, and counting on the rabid idiots to kill some politicians so he could declare Marshall law and stay in office. People died but not the ones he needed to.

This is pretty transparent but he will not be charged with murder. Too political. Powerful people get away with murder and everything else in this country and I see nothing to indicate this time will be different.

[Blue_true]

88. Yes. It is scary to think what could have happened if that mob got their hands on Speaker Pelosi,

Senate President Schumer, AOC or another member of the squad, Adam Schiff, Pence or McConnell. I don’t care for Pence or McConnell, but I also don’t want to see them physically harmed. Trump would have used physical harm to a member of Congress or Pence, unfortunately as you pointed out, as a pretext to seize and hold power.

When Trump said in 2016 that he would not recognize a Hillary victory, many thought he was joking, we have seen that he was not, he would not have hesitated one second over throwing the country into utter chaos.

[dchill]

9. Poor Donald. EVERYBODY'S piling on!

[sheshe2]

18. snort

[Pepsidog]

10. Sweet

[MontanaMama]

11. Sorry Traitor45!

Brad is not looking for those 11,780 votes.

[Bettie]

12. Just remember, he's also

looking into lots of ways to keep people from voting next time around.

He is no hero.

[live love laugh]

87. +1. More political theatre 🎭 and a waste taxpayer $$$ nt

[dhill926]

13. let the tsunami of shit headed trump's way, begin...

[Docreed2003]

14. Kicking!!!

Hope this opens the floodgates on the bastard!!

[sheshe2]

25. The hens are coming home to roost.

[bdamomma]

31. oh yes,

it's going to be an avalanche.

[magicarpet]

16. That was way way out of line what trDump did to that guy,... and endangered him and his family.

.... trDump thinks he is a Mafioso Thug.

Look at the audacity of this man to overthrow and trash Democracy. This gives anyone with a brain clear insight to what length trDump will go to have an election tossed in his favor. Criminal acts are no consequence to this thug,... he should be slammed for this criminality. Then trDump actively attempted to force others to act on his behalf - to enter a conspiracy of criminality. While trDump wipes dirty shoes on the Constitution and American flag. ( It is a damn good thing this guy recorded that phone call. It is unfortunate Lindsey Grahams' call was not also recorded. )

TrDump must be made to pay for these criminal transgressions against fragile Democracy or he will come back and do the same thing.

[GoCubsGo]

27. The one good thing about him being a Mafioso Thug wannabe,

is that if he goes down, he'll take everyone else with him. Including Lindsey Graham, phone recordings, or not.

[magicarpet]

37. Can you believe Lindsey Graham was a JAG Officer,...

... Putin or trDump must have some real nasty shit on Lindsey.

Lindsey knew damn well - he entered into a criminal conspiracy with trDump when he made that call to the Georgia Secretary of State asking to fudge the number of votes to make trDumpie the winner in Georgia.

[GoCubsGo]

43. Sadly, yeah. I can believe it.

Not every member, active or retired, of the military is a patriotic American. See: Flynn, Michael the Traitor, and his brother.

Yeah, I really want to know what Trump and Putin have on him. I don't think it's what everyone thinks it is...

[mnmoderatedem]

19. hope he has impeccable security detail (nt)

[malaise]

20. Truth will out

Hope he dies in a prison cell

[AZ8theist]

21. Reich Wing Qanonsense death threats to him and his family in 3....2...1.....

[Maru Kitteh]

55. They've been threatening his execution since before certification for

the offense of counting ballots not cast for their god-king.

[calimary]

85. Hey, AZ8theist! I like that! I like that A LOT!

QAnonsense!

WUNNNNNNNNDERFUL!

[moonscape]

22. He confuses me. He does right in this respect and regarding

validly of election while still working hard to suppress the vote. I did read the former was due to wanting to not denigrate their Dominion purchase but why this? Public pressure? Being totally over how abused they were? Glad he’s doing this even though I still don’t trust him.

[sheshe2]

68. I know.

A step forward and another back.

If Raffensperger really wanted to be a hero for democracy, he would not just stand up to Trump but disavow his party’s entire voter suppression crusade.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/01/brad-raffensperger-defended-the-election-but-not-the-right-to-vote-in-future-ones/

At least it was one step forward as opposed to two backwards. We take what we can when we can and then fight like hell to change the rest. We have good people in charge right now...it can be done.

[Traildogbob]

23. And

Take it all the way to Lindsay Graham. Lock him up with Trump. See how long that bromance lasts in that situation. Room mates are trying. Those two in one cell.........needs live video feed. There may be open hand slaps and fainting. 24/7 MSNBC in the cell, Except Thuck Chodd. Fill that slot with Joel Olsteen hour.

[sheshe2]

39. For once...

Trickle down might just work.

[bdamomma]

40. Like that

sheshe girl!!!

[sheshe2]

51. ;)

[niyad]

50. Why osteen? He is a charlatan and a thief. Speaks their language.

[Marcuse]

24. As a victim of hit and run, he's got tire tracks all across his back. Now he's gonna have some fun.

[SammyWinstonJack]

26. Oh yeah!

[Escurumbele]

28. Does it include Lindsey?

I hope it does, his involvement could not have been more clear.

[bdamomma]

29. Great news

tRump will be drowning in his own criminality. let it begin and never stop.

[Smackdown2019]

30. Be interesting to see at the impeachment

If I was an AG and I was going to serve an arrest warrant on an individual, a good place to serve the individual, would be at his trial!!!!!!!

[Blue_true]

32. My guess is the knife Raffensperger will use was sharpened by one Mitch McConnell.

Don’t bother dusting the knife, the prints have been wiped clean.

[wryter2000]

33. Wish they could add Lindsey Graham

But I'll take it.

[bdamomma]

42. Lindsey

is probably shoveling those drinks down now!!! It's getting closer. He should be indicted.

[GoCubsGo]

44. Yup. If Trump goes down, he's not going down by himself.

He'll damn sure take everyone else with him.

[gademocrat7]

34. Good news

Prosecute the unrepentant criminal who tried to invalidate our vote in Georgia.

[electric_blue68]

35. Ok, now!

[brer cat]

41. It's nice when once a century a republican

does the right thing.

[sheshe2]

45. Would love that we see more of that, brer.

Thank you Georgia. Fact is you have done so much good for America in the last two months, not sure how we can ever thank you all.

Abrams. Ossoff. Warnock. THE VOTERS.

[brer cat]

46. We've been trying to turn GA blue for a long time.

The republicans have been too successful suppressing the vote, but this year! WOW!

[bdamomma]

53. Fair Fight

is still taking donations. We still have to work hard to stop Repigs.

[Botany]

49. They have it on tape and the SoS of Georgia who is pushing this is republican who voted for Trump

The transcript quotes Trump telling Raffensperger: “All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes,” which is the number Trump needed to win.

******

Sounds like an old school mafia shakedown to me.

[Jarqui]

52. Good for him. Hope it goes somewhere. ...nt

[MerryBlooms]

54. With this one, all roads lead to Lindsey?

[COL Mustard]

57. But He's Just A Private Citizen Now.....

Can't we all move on past this ancient history?????

[VA_Jill]

59. Yup

He's nobody now. That's the beauty part. He's not immune from prosecution any more.

[crickets]

60. Fantastic! K&R

[Solly Mack]

61. K&R

[mcar]

62. Oh yeah!

[mackdaddy]

63. I'll believe it when they actually slap cuffs on the orange turd.

Till then, this shit is the current winner for Teflon Don.

After Fitzmas and Muller letdowns and the GQP giving this bastard a pass in I am guessing two impeachment trials, he gets away with everything.

Pulls these rope-a-dope lawsuits and will be dead before anything comes up in a actual trial. He always has.
I believe he has committed dozens of felonies, and new ones constantly revealed.

He unfortunately really does seem to be above the law.

I would be thrilled to be wrong, but he will skate.

[badboy67]

64. Could you do me a favor, though ...

I need you to find me some votes.

[Nitram]

65. If trump isn't impeached he will still be subject to state law.

Many state laws.

[Initech]

66. If he doesn't get convicted at the federal level....

He could definitely do some time at the state level, and there will be plenty of competition for that!

[sheshe2]

69. We need more popcorn.

[Squidly]

67. may this only been the beginning

New York next please

[msfiddlestix]

70. Gosh, I thought this happened already

so funny, this keeps happening to me. I read a report about an action that is reported to begin, when I could have sworn I read the same report weeks ago! Maybe they were just premonitions or fantasies of what will be.

[sheshe2]

71. Methinks there is so much going on that it is hard to keep up.

My head is spinning.

[msfiddlestix]

72. Boy howdy ain't that the truth... and my head is spinning too!

[sheshe2]

73. At the very least since the election...

My first impulse is not turning on the news first thing in the AM to see if our world as we know it is still standing.

That is a plus.

[msfiddlestix]

74. except I'm still tuning in. which I keep trying not to do

but it's this weird habit for the past 4 years, and NOW for This Weeks Impeachment Trial Shit Show!!

hee hee, I know I'm going to appreciate the Prosecutors presentation, but turning the tv off for those cult followers side show antics.

[twodogsbarking]

75. Four years of an orange turd

throwing turds at everyone. Now it is time to throw them back.

[lagomorph777]

77. Trump is going to face innumerable criminal prosecutions from all directions.

He will spend the rest of his life in courtrooms and jails.

[stonecutter357]

78. K&R !

[lettucebe]

79. This is why I am fine if they don't convict. He'll get his soon enough, one way or another

The fool continues to commit crimes as we speak. Just a matter of time, and I'd love to see his offspring enjoy a bit of justice as well.

[gollygee]

80. Lindsey Graham next!! nt

[Marcuse]

81. I hear the presidential suite is being prepared.

[Rabrrrrrr]

82. Yes! Yes! Yes! I want to see Trump spending time in court in as many states as possible.

Let him get whiplash from all the travel to his various court appearances, and let all the states get into a massive fight about which one gets to imprison him and clean out his bank accounts (not that he likely has very much in any of them).

[BobTheSubgenius]

83. Well, Mr. Raffensperger does have some insight into the incident.

And he clearly thinks that things are rotten in places other than Denmark.

I've heard that "Denmark" expression my whole life, and it doesn't make a lot of sense on the surface.

[Roc2020]

84. Newsmax it is not cancel culture

aiming for Trump. It's consequence culture. Ask the Republican secretary of state for Ga. Get it right.

[SpankMe]

86. "The Secretary of State's office investigates complaints it receives,..."

Did the GA SoSs office receive any complaints from Trump's surrogates about fraud in the election? Did Trump's advocates bring any evidence credible enough to trigger an investigation?

I don't know the answer, but my hunch is no. Or, if they did, it was frivolous, speculative BS that was promptly adjudicated as not actionable.