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

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

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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.

LISTEN: Ed Lindsey speaks on the length of the investigation.

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.

LISTEN: Patricia Murphy on Kemp's relationship with the state's GOP.

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