Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had “an obligation” to call Georgia officials in protest of the 2020 election, as a state judge weighs whether to release a grand jury’s report on possible election-law violations by Mr. Trump and his allies.
Referring to his phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger in January 2021, Mr. Trump offered a likely defense if criminal charges are brought.
“With many people on the line on what was a PERFECT call protesting the Rigged Georgia Election, which I have a clear right to do, and in fact an obligation to do since I made the call as President, how come not one person said, while on the call, that I acted inappropriately, or made a statement of protest at what I said, & then slammed down the phone,” Mr.