who is brad raffensperger's lawyer

by Prof. Benny Volkman PhD 5 min read

Raffensperger was joined by his general counsel Ryan Germany. On January 3, The Washington Post and other media outlets obtained a recording of this phone conversation.

How old is Brad Raffensperger?

Jun 21, 2021 · By Anton Carillo Jun 21, 2021 12:18 PM EDT. Evidence has reportedly surfaced showing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's lawyer, Ryan Germany, knowing about the election fraud that occurred in the 2020 November elections but hiding it from former President Donald Trump and from Americans. The Gateway Pundit exposed that Germany, as …

Will Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger call for heightened security?

Mar 01, 2022 · Cleta Mitchell, a prominent lawyer for Republican candidates and causes, participated in Trump’s Jan. 2 call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which Trump demanded that his office...

Who is Ryan Raffensperger?

The conversation is mainly between Trump and Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, but Trump allies including Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, and attorney Cleta...

Who was in Trump’s meeting with Brad Raffensperger?

Jan 05, 2022 · Although Solomon reports that Raffensperger, “defeated an effort by prominent Democrat lawyer Marc Elias to overturn the harvesting ban”, we reported on two agreements Raffensperger signed behind closed doors with Elias before the election that were not widely shared before the election.

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2. Trump tried to intimidate Raffensperger

Trump insisted: “There’s no way I lost Georgia. There’s no way. We won by hundreds of thousands of votes.” He went on to suggest that Raffensperger could face a criminal investigation. “You know what they did and you’re not reporting it,” Trump said. “You know, that’s a criminal offence. And you know, you can’t let that happen.

3. Trump applied pressure over Georgia runoffs

Trump told Raffensperger that if he did not act by Tuesday he would be harming the chances of Georgia Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in this week’s runoff elections, which will determine whether the Democrats or the Republicans control the Senate.

4. Raffensperger continued to stand up to Trump

Raffensperger is a Republican who has pushed back against Trump and insisted Biden’s win in Georgia was fair. Responding to Trump, he said: “Well, Mr President, the challenge that you have is, the data you have is wrong.”

5. Trump may have committed a crime

The University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias said Trump might be “in legal jeopardy after Biden is inaugurated”.

6. Trump refused to back down

On Sunday Trump tweeted: “I spoke to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger yesterday about Fulton county and voter fraud in Georgia. He was unwilling, or unable, to answer questions such as the ‘ballots under table’ scam, ballot destruction, out of state ‘voters’, dead voters, and more. He has no clue!”

Who is Jason Shepherd?

Jason Shepherd, the chair of the Republican Party in Cobb County, Georgia, said he has friends who are “completely uninvolved in politics” who tell him “there is no way they are going to vote to reelect Raffensperger.”. That sentiment, he said, is coming from “the type of person you’re almost surprised they know the name of the secretary of state.”.

Who is David Belle Isle?

David Belle Isle, the former mayor of Alpharetta who Raffensperger handily defeated in a 2018 runoff for the nomination, also announced he was running again.

Who is the governor of Georgia?

On Thursday, the Republican-controlled state legislature passed a law, signed by Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp , that removes the secretary of state as the state election board chair — to be replaced by a person approved by the state legislature.

Is Raffensperger a Republican?

Raffensperger is not without a fan base. In fact, he’s the most popular Republican in Georgia, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll in January — even more than Kemp or Trump.

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