Georgian officials don’t expect general assembly to overturn election results after Trump reports appeal with Kemp

Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan said on Sunday he was confident the state’s general assembly would not meet for a special session to consider overturning the state’s election result.

Duncan was asked about a possible reversal of the state’s already certified election results after a report was released this week detailing a phone call between Trump and the Republican governor of Georgia. Brian kempBrian KempTrump Launches Doug Collins V Kemp Race For Georgia Governor Defiant Trump Insists Election Was ‘Rigged’ At Rally For Georgia Senate Republicans Trump Sends Condolences To Family , to friends of deceased Loeffler campaign staff MORE.

During the call, Trump reportedly pressured Kemp to investigate allegations of electoral fraud he and his campaign have allegedly had in the state and prevent him from awarding the president-elect. Joe bidenJoe BidenTrump Launches Doug Collins Vs Kemp Run For Georgia Gov. Defiant Trump Insists Election Was ‘Rigged’ At Rally For Georgia Senate Republicans To Win Biden, Vaccine And a birthday: good karma for the Mediterranean? MORE his electoral votes.

“Calling back the general assembly at this point would almost be like finding a solution to try to find a problem. And we’re definitely not going to move the goals around at this point in the election, “Duncan said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.” We will continue to follow the letter of the law, which gives us a very clear message. -Cut direction as to how to run an election. And we will continue to deal with this … I absolutely believe … that the governor will not call us to a special session.

Election officials in Georgia have criticized Trump for peddling false allegations of electoral fraud, saying they put election workers at risk.

“What, for lack of a better word, drove me on Tuesday was about an hour before or an hour and a half before a previously scheduled press conference, I got a call from the Dominion Voting project manager. Systems of Colorado telling me in a very shaken voice that one of their contractors had received threats in Gwinnett County, ”said Gabriel Sterling, director of voting systems in Georgia.

Trump held a rally in Georgia on Saturday, discouraging the Senses. Kelly loefflerKelly LoefflerTrump Launches Doug Collins V Kemp Race For Georgia Gov. Defiant Trump Insists Election Was ‘Rigged’ At Rally For Republicans In Georgia Senate Trump Sends Condolences To Family , to friends of the late Loeffler campaign staff MORE and David PerdueDavid PerdueTrump urged Georgia governor to persuade state legislature to overturn Biden state victory: appeals court rejects efforts to block Biden’s victory in Georgia Liberal group broadcasting Grinch-themed ads targeting Loeffler, Perdue PLUS who will face a pair of Democrats in the second round of the state election in January which will determine control of the Senate.

He falsely claimed that he won in Georgia and that Biden was declared the winner only because the election was “rigged”.

Trump has publicly attacked Kemp for not supporting his unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud, saying that at one point he was ashamed of having approved it in 2018.

“And the governor did nothing. He did absolutely nothing,” Trump said last week. “I’m ashamed to have approved it. But I watch what’s going on. It is so terrible.