Advisor to GA's Secretary of State Savagely Explains Why They Decided to Record Trump's Call

It's questionable at best if Raffensperger's recording could be classified as illegal. They were not discussing impending litigation or classified intelligence, especially because Trump alluded to irregularities and improprieties he'd "heard" about without providing actual evidence.

Neither Georgia or Washington, D.C. are two-party consent states—in which both parties must consent to being recorded. What's more, these laws are more commonly used to prevent evidence from being used in court and are rarely put forth as standalone criminal charges.

Commenting on the story to Politico, one of Raffensperger's advisors opened up about why they decided to record the call, saying:

"This is a man who has a history of reinventing history as it occurs. So if he's going to try to dispute anything on the call, it's nice to have something like this, hard evidence, to dispute whatever he's claiming about the secretary. Lindsey Graham asked us to throw out legally cast ballots. So yeah, after that call, we decided maybe we should do this."

The advisor alluded to this past November when pro-Trump Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called the Georgia Secretary of State's office regarding the 2020 election. Graham insisted that he was calling out of genuine concern, but the Secretary's office saw the move as an effort to pressure Georgia officials to throw out legally cast ballots.

People felt the advisor's comments were spot on.

They called for Graham to be held accountable.