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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to headline House Jan. 6 committee hearing on Tuesday

Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State who went toe-to-toe with President Donald Trump over stolen election claims just days before the Capitol riot, is slated to testify Tuesday before the House Jan. 6 committee.

The committee will use testimony by Mr. Raffensperger and other elections officials to build the case that Mr. Trump continued his pressure campaign to overturn the election, despite knowing that it could potentially spark violence against state and local officials, a committee aide told reporters.

“We will show courageous state officials who stood up and said they wouldn’t go along with this plan to either call legislatures back into session or decertify the results for Joe Biden,” Rep.