Raffensperger "Lawyering Up" in Trump Criminal Probe

WASHINGTON - April 30, 2021 - PRLog -- In what a person within the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis termed "lawyering up,"  Gov. Brian Kemp appointed a special counsel to represent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger when Attorney General Chris Carr, who would typically represent the state in this criminal investigation of former president Donald Trump,  refused to do so.

This move follows reports of conflicts - more specifically, problems in obtaining documents and other cooperation - between the DA and the Secretary of State, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf, whose formal complaint triggered this criminal investigation of Trump.

The special counsel, Jack Sharman, who specializes in white-collar criminal defense, has served as a special counsel to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee during the Whitewater investigation involving President Bill Clinton. He also served as a special counsel in the Alabama House during the impeachment probe of then-Gov. Robert Bentley.

This comes as her criminal investigators have reportedly grown frustrated with the alleged lack of full cooperation by Raffensperger's office; a refusal to cooperate which might even rise to the level of a criminal obstruction of justice sufficient to require the issuance of subpoenas to force some of the Secretary's staff members to provide testimony under oath and to share other important information, says Banzhaf.

In any event, it appears that her office will begin issuing formal subpoenas to many involved in the matter early in May.

After receiving Banzhaf's complaint, Willis announced an investigation which includes "but is not limited to, potential violations of Georgia election law prohibiting the solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local government bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office, and any involvement in violence of threats related to the election's administration."

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