The commission’s public hearings – the first of which takes place on Thursday at 20:00 ET – should shed light on the commission’s 10-month investigation and reveal new details on how efforts to cancel the 2020 elections culminated in an attack on US Capitol. Witnesses in Georgia could look at the rejection of government officials when they reject attempts to overturn election results. Rafensperger’s profile rose after the 2020 election, when he opposed former President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure him to “find” the votes needed for Trump to win Georgia over a scandalous phone call in January 2021.
The Georgia Republican has already spoken in private with the committee about his experience in addition to testifying before a special grand jury in a criminal investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Peach State.
Rafensperger and Stirling’s plans to testify publicly before the commission on January 6 were announced earlier by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
As Trump refused to accept the outcome of the 2020 election and his allies pursued various schemes to try to change the outcome, Rafensperger, Rafensperger’s wife, Trisha and other Georgia officials faced a number of threats.
In December 2020, Stirling publicly called on Trump to condemn the harassment faced by election officials.
“Stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence,” Stirling said at the time, addressing Trump. “Someone will get hurt, someone will get shot, someone will be killed and that’s not right.”
A month later, rebels stormed the US Capitol.
During the upcoming hearings on January 6, the commission will uncover new evidence that, according to aides, will help “connect the dots” between Trump’s election lies, his attempts to undo Joe Biden’s election victory in 2020 and the violence that unfolded. on January 6, 2021
This story was updated with additional information on Thursday.
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