Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp contacted by Jack Smith's office as part of federal Trump probe
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during his primary night election party at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame on May 24, 2022 in Atlanta. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has been contacted by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election and his actions related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the nation's capitol.
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Kemp's office confirmed on Saturday that he had been contacted, but declined to comment further.
Trump is also under investigating in Fulton County because of a phone call that Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after the 2020 election during which Trump urged Raffensperger to "find" enough votes to help him win the election.
A grand jury was recently empaneled and is expected to make a decision on possible charges by Sept 1.
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Although Kemp has supported Trump in the past, both he and Raffensperger resisted Trump's requests to change the 2020 election results. Trump then endorsed Kemp's opponent in the 2022 election, but Kemp easily won reelection.
Kemp was questioned last year by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of her probe.