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US Ex-AG Barr on Trump Conviction in Georgia Voting Case: 'I’m Skeptical'

© AP Photo / J. Scott ApplewhiteIn this May 1, 2019 file photo, then Attorney General William Barr appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee to face lawmakers' questions for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
In this May 1, 2019 file photo, then Attorney General William Barr appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee to face lawmakers' questions for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, on Capitol Hill in Washington. - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.06.2023
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Former US Attorney General, Bill Barr, has expressed skepticism about whether the Georgia investigation into the former President, Donald Trump, will lead to a conviction.
"I don’t know much about [Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’] case. I don’t know if it’s, you know, a sound case or not. I’m skeptical about that," commented Barr in an interview with US media.
Barr, who served under Trump, qualified his statement by suggesting that "we don’t want to get into a position where people can’t complain about an election," due to the First Amendment. He acknowledged that while the investigation may be legitimate, it could be challenged in court, potentially hindering any conviction brought against Trump or his allies.
The investigation centers around allegations of an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. The case stems from a phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, in which Trump can be heard asking him to "find 11,780 votes" in a phone call, while Trump dismissed the investigation as a "witch hunt."
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