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Fulton County's prosecutor has broadened the two-year-long
investigation to include Trump's campaign "hiring two firms to
find voter fraud across the United States and then burying their
findings when they did not find it," including issuing a
subpoena to one of the companies, the Post reported, citing two
people with knowledge of the probe.
Willis has publicly indicated that her office is looking at
whether Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
(RICO) statute would apply and whether efforts to overturn
Trump's loss in the southern U.S. state were a far-reaching
criminal scheme, according to the Post.
A spokesperson for the Fulton County district attorney's office
declined to comment on the report.
Willis, a Democrat, has said charging decisions are expected
this summer.
As part of the probe into Trump and his allies efforts, Willis's
office has sought information from Simpatico Software Systems
and Berkeley Research Group about their actions in Georgia and
other U.S. states, the Post said.
The companies declined to comment to the Post as did Willis'
office and representatives for Trump.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and called the investigation,
along with others he is facing, politically motivated. The
Department of Justice is also investigating Trump's role in
efforts to overturn his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
A number of individuals under investigation in the Fulton County
probe have accepted immunity deals, court records showed last
month.
(Additional reporting by Joseph Ax; writing by Susan Heavey;
Editing by David Gregorio)
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