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In a letter to state officials, the top prosecutor in Atlanta said the investigation will look into potential violations of state law stemming from Trump's call with election officials last month. -
It's unclear whether Trump's call violated election law or whether the president should — or even could — be prosecuted. -
!["You would be respected if this thing could be straightened out before [Tuesday's Senate runoff elections]," President Trump said to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, in a remarkable phone call Saturday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b4fdeb4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4353x2425+0+11/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2021%2F01%2F03%2Fgettyimages-1293915842_wide-ed8dbbfb2a1219db9c043ea317016b22f23fc152.jpg)
An angry President Trump urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the state's election result, according to a recording of a call obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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!["You would be respected if this thing could be straightened out before [Tuesday's Senate runoff elections]," President Trump said to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, in a remarkable phone call Saturday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5e20f99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4353x2425+0+11/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2021%2F01%2F03%2Fgettyimages-1293915842_wide-ed8dbbfb2a1219db9c043ea317016b22f23fc152.jpg)