The Georgia election official who refused Trump's request to 'find' him votes in the 2020 election was interviewed for 4 hours by the January 6 select committee

• Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in January to help him win the state.

• Raffensperger was interviewed by the January 6 select committee for more than 4 hours on Tuesday.

• Raffensperger told the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he discussed that call with lawmakers.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the state's top election official who refused former President Donald Trump's request to "find" him votes so he could win the state in the 2020 election, was interviewed by the January 6 select committee for four hours on Tuesday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The Journal-Constitution reported that Raffensperger said he spoke with House lawmakers about the January phone call in which Trump asked him to help him win the state.

Raffensperger, a Republican, has previously said "there is no doubt" that President Joe Biden won in the state.

"We talked about that and everything else leading into the election. That was their focus, because that was where the greatest disinformation was foisted upon our nation," Raffensperger told The Journal-Constitution about the interview.

The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot has issued dozens of subpoenas to Trump allies, as well as members of right-wing groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, to figure out the cause of the insurrection and the former president's involvement.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has also launched an investigation into whether Georgia laws were violated by Trump's January call to Raffensperger.

Raffensperger told The Journal-Constitution that he told the committee it's important to look forward and focus on the issues Americans are facing now like "inflation, rising costs, the border situation."

"So much of this is looking backward. If all Democrats can do is target Donald Trump and all Republicans can do is relitigate the 2020 election, both parties are in trouble," he added. "The sooner the focus can shift to what voters care about the better."

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