Political Rewind: Trump allegedly involved in Coffee County breach; Kemp passes on state GOP event

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Invesitigation in Coffee County continues.

Credit: Stephen Fowler/GPB News

The panel

Adrienne Jones, @adriennemjns, professor of political science and director of pre-law, Morehouse College

Edward Lindsey, @edlindsey14, former state representative (R)

State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, @mmo_mary, (D) Decatur

Patricia Murphy, @MurphyAJC, political reporter and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown

1. Overwhelming evidence shows that supporters of then-President Donald Trump copied Georgia’s statewide voting software from an election office in rural Coffee County.

• This happened back in 2021.
• The FBI doesn’t appear to be investigating the case, and the GBI investigation has been pending for eight months.

 2. Gov. Brian Kemp will skip the Georgia GOP convention in Columbus in June.

• The break comes after a long rift with the governor after he broke away from the Trump-centered party.
• Patricia Murphy points out that Kemp can have fundraising success outside the party.

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