Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is not backing down from his explosive claim regarding Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).<br />A Republican himself, Raffensperger told CNN Monday that Graham had hinted to him in a phone call that he should try to discard some ballots in Georgia.<br />A recount is underway in Georgia after the state went for President-elect Joe Biden in the presidential election.<br />It was just an implication of, 'Look hard and see how many ballots you could throw out.' Brad Raffensperger Georgia Secretary of State<br />The Republican also says Graham also inquired if he could discard all mail-in ballots from counties that had shown higher rates of unmatched signatures.<br />Fraudulently altering a federal election vote tally is a federal crime. There has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
