The Georgia Secretary of State announced Monday that his office will open an investigation into whether or not Donald Trump attempted to criminally interfere in the state’s November 2020 election, Reuters reports.
The investigation will look into whether Trump’s actions, including a January 2nd call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and subsequent veiled threats constituted illegal interference. The final decision to indict will be up to the state’s attorney general.
“The Secretary of State’s office investigates complaints it receives,” said Walter Jones, a spokesman for Secretary of State’s office, describing the investigation as “fact finding and administrative. Any further legal efforts will be left to the attorney general.”