Georgia prosecutor opens criminal investigation after Trump call to state election official asking him to find votes

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor says she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” the outcome of last year’s general election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not specifically mention former President Donald Trump in the letters she sent to state officials Wednesday announcing her investigation. But Willis spokesman Jeff DiSantis told The Associated Press that a call Trump made to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger last month is “part of it.” On the Jan. 2 call, Trump asked Raffensperger to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state. Trump has come under intense criticism for the call.