MR. MOORE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR JOINING US AGAIN ON THIS
SUBJECT.
YOU’RE OUR EXPERT ON GEORGIA
LAW.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU THAT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE
IS NOW INVESTIGATING THIS CASE?
>> YOU KNOW, I WAS GLAD TO SEE
THEM ANNOUNCE AN INVESTIGATION,
BUT I’VE REALLY GOT SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF
THE INVESTIGATION, AND LET ME
GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
ONE THING A PROSECUTOR WANTS TO
DO IN ANY CASE IS TO SORT OF
REMOVE ANY TAINT OF A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST.
AND SO I’M NOT SURE HOW WISE IT
IS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
WHO IS A KEY AND MATERIAL
WITNESS IN THE CASE, TO
INVESTIGATE IT.
IF YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IT LIKE
THIS.
LET’S SAY YOU’RE IN THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK AND A BANK ROBBER
COMES IN AND HE SAYS, I NEED
$11,780, AND HE GOES BY THE BANK
MANAGER’S OFFICE, AND HE TALKS
TO HIM FOR AN HOUR AND THREATENS
HIM, STAYING BAD THINGS ARE
GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU DON’T
GIVE ME THE $11,780 AND HE RUNS
OUT OF THE BANK.
YOU CERTAINLY DON’T WANT THE
BANK PEOPLE AND THE EMPLOYEES AT
THE BANK INVESTIGATING THAT.
SO THERE ARE OTHER MECHANISMS
UNDER GEORGIA LAW INSTEAD OF
REFERRING --
SUCH AS REFERRING IT TO THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY COUNTY WHERE
THE CRIME OCCURRED.
I THINK THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
I DON’T THINK YOU WANT TO SEND
IT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND
I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TO
SEE THAT HE WOULD REFER ANY
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS TO THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS HEAD OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS ROBO
AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS ROBO
CALLING, PEOPLE ASKED --
>> WASN’T THERE ALREADY AN
INVESTIGATION? WASN’T THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASN’T THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
ALREADY TAKING A LOOK AT THIS?
>> I THINK THAT’S THE CLEANEST
WAY TO DO IT.
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN
THE OUTCOME OF THE
INVESTIGATION.
THEY MAY NOT LIKE THE RESULT,
THEY MAY NOT AGREE WITH IT, BUT
YOU WANT THEM TO AT LEAST
BELIEVE IN IT.
IF YOU SAY THERE’S NOTHING
THAT’S BEEN DONE HERE AND
THERE’S NO REASON TO CHARGE
DONALD TRUMP OR THE BANK ROBBER,
WHATEVER, THEN FINE, THEY MAY
NOT LIKE IT AND HALF THE PEOPLE
WON’T LIKE IT, BUT SO BE IT.
IF THEY SAID WE DO NEED TO GO
AFTER THE MAXIMUM PENALTY, HALF
THE PEOPLE WON’T LIKE IT BUT AT
LEAST PEOPLE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE
THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS DMUNO
IN A FAIRWAY.
YOU JUST.NET DON’T NEED THE KEY
WITNESS TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE
INVESTIGATION.
I JUST THINK THERE IS A BETTER
WAY
WAY.
>>> THE "NEW YORK TIMES" TODAY
REPORTING ON THIS INVESTIGATION
OUTLINES SOME GEORGIA LAW.
THE LAWS IN QUESTION.
ONE IS CRIMINAL SOLICITATION TO
COMMIT ELECTION FRAUD, WHICH CAN
BE EITHER A FELONY OR A
MISDEMEANOR.
AS A FELONY, IT IS PUNISHABLE BY
AT LEAST A YEAR IN PRISON.
THERE IS ALSO A RELATED
CONSPIRACY CHARGE WHICH CAN BE
PROSECUTED EITHER AS A
MISDEMEANOR OR A FELONY.
A THIRD LAW, A MISDEMEANOR
OFFENSE, BARS, QUOTE,
INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH
ANOTHER PERSON’S PERFORMANCE OF
ELECTION DUTIES. AND IT SEEMS LIKE RIGHT THERE IN
AND IT SEEMS LIKE RIGHT THERE IN
THE PHONE CALL IS THE ANSWER.
>> I DON’T THINK THERE’S ANY WAY
AROUND THAT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PLAY THE