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Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources tell CNN.

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[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

From the linked article...

Last year, a former Trump official testified under oath to the House January 6 select committee that plans to access voting systems in Georgia were discussed in meetings at the White House, including during an Oval Office meeting on December 18, 2020,  that included Trump. 

That makes him part of the conspiracy.

[-] demlet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not a lawyer, but that doesn't seem like enough to nail someone like Trump. We need actual messages from him. Hopefully I'm wrong.

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

We don't have all the information that they do, but if someone told Congress, under oath, that Trump was involved with this then that is compelling evidence. In case you are unaware, it is a crime to lie to Congress even when you are not under oath.

[-] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You’re right. There would have to be additional evidence for them to even bother indicting. And it seems that there most likely is. But what we do know now in and of itself is a substantial amount of evidence. Testimony that rises to the level of Congressional testimony with corroboration would absolutely be enough.

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