Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had sought Sen. Lindsey Graham's testimony in relation to phone calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after the election.
by over 11,000 votes. Trump had zeroed in on Fulton County, which encompasses Atlanta, and alleged without evidence that there was voter fraud and that"dead people voted."hearing this summer
, that the White House called and texted Raffensperger's office 18 times to set up a call about a statewide audit of the vote. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows also appeared at a signature audit site in Georgia, where he met with Frances Watson, the chief investigator for the secretary of state's office, who was supervising that audit. where Trump asked Raffensperger to"find" 11,780 votes — or"one more than we have" — to win the state.
Graham, one of Trump's closest allies on Capitol Hill, had sought to appeal the order to testify, arguing he was protected under the Constitution's Speech or Debate clause, which shields lawmakers from some criminal or civil proceedings related to their legislative duties.
Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn was also ordered to appear on Tuesday, according to court documents, althoughMelissa Quinn contributed to this report.
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