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Raffensperger, Georgia's Republican secretary of state, will
likely be asked about a phone call he received from Trump in
January 2021, in which Trump was recorded asking Raffensperger
to "find" enough votes to reverse President Joe Biden's victory
in the state.
The wide-ranging investigation includes the Jan. 6, 2021,
assault on the U.S. Capitol, when a mob of Trump supporters
breached the building to try to prevent Congress from certifying
Biden's victory.
Trump, front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential race,
has denied any wrongdoing and asserts falsely that the election
was rigged.
The investigation is one of two overseen by Special Counsel Jack
Smith, who was appointed last year by Attorney General Merrick
Garland to insulate the department from accusations of political
influence.
Smith filed criminal charges this month in the second
investigation, accusing Trump of mishandling national security
documents after leaving office and lying to officials who tried
to recover them.
Trump has pleaded not guilty and called the investigation a
hoax. He is the first former U.S. president to face criminal
charges.
The Atlanta district attorney is also conducting an
investigation into whether Trump and his allies unlawfully
sought to interfere with the 2020 election. She is expected to
announce any possible charges by Sept. 1.
Trump faces state charges in Manhattan that he falsified
business records to conceal a hush-money payment to a porn star
who claimed to have had a sexual encounter with him. He has
pleaded not guilty and denies the encounter.
Raffensperger's spokesman did not offer any additional details
on the scheduled interview. The news was first reported by the
Washington Post.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Andy Sullivan and Howard
Goller)
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