{"id":118037,"date":"2021-03-22T19:47:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=118037"},"modified":"2021-03-22T19:47:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:47:28","slug":"trump-endorses-jody-hice-to-run-against-raffensperger-for-georgia-secretary-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/trump-endorses-jody-hice-to-run-against-raffensperger-for-georgia-secretary-of-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Endorses Jody Hice To Run Against Raffensperger For Georgia Secretary Of State"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) in his bid to unseat Brad Raffensperger as\u00a0Georgia\u00a0secretary of state.<\/p>\n
Raffensperger, a Republican, refused to commit election fraud despite intense pressure from Trump to do so after Trump narrowly lost Georgia in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n
The full extent of that pressure campaign became clear in early January, following the release of a phone call between Trump and Raffensperger after the then-president made misleading comments about their conversation.<\/p>\n
In it, Trump instructed Raffensperger to \u201cfind\u201d him enough votes to overturn the results of the election.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd flipping the state is a great testament to our country because, you know, this is \u2014 it\u2019s a testament that they can admit to a mistake or whatever you want to call it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Georgia prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the former president\u2019s efforts. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis urged patience last month, telling The Associated Press the investigation is still in its early stages.<\/p>\n
Raffensperger repeatedly rebuffed Trump\u2019s false claims on the call and in public after, thereby earning the former president\u2019s enmity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hice is a Trump loyalist who, despite having no evidence, nevertheless amplified Trump\u2019s claims of widespread election fraud, even as judges across the country tossed every single case.<\/p>\n
Shortly after Hice announced his primary challenge Monday, Trump praised the lawmaker for being \u201ca staunch ally of the America First agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUnlike the current Georgia Secretary of State, Jody leads out front with integrity,\u201d he said. \u201cI have 100% confidence in Jody to fight for Free, Fair, and Secure Elections in Georgia, in line with our beloved U.S. Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n