“I’m 100% certified to tell you it was inappropriate. And it certainly didn’t help the situation,” Geoff Duncan told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day.” “It was based on misinformation, it was based on, you know, all kinds of theories that have been debunked and disproved over the past 10 weeks.”
The weekend call, days before Congress will confirm Biden’s victory, immediately raised ethical and legal questions and caused outrage among Democrats, though Republicans have largely avoided criticizing Trump.
Duncan, who voted for Trump in the 2020 election, said he was “disappointed” by the phone call and defended Raffensperger, saying his answers to Trump’s questions about the legitimacy of the election in Georgia were correct.
“I’m certainly glad he’s on the other end of that conversation, to stay true and follow the letter of the law,” he said. “I was proud to hear his voice, I was proud to hear his answers, even though they weren’t what the president wanted to hear or anyone else on that side of the conversation.”
Duncan, however, objected when asked if he thinks the call for investigation should be referred to the attorney general, saying he will “let the lawyers find out”.
“I’ve continued to encourage everyone, including the president, to stay focused on tomorrow. That call helped absolutely nothing, you know, the turnout for Republicans here in Georgia, for Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue,” he said. “I was disappointed and honestly I can’t imagine any of those staff encouraging that call or not advising them to hang up and move on to the next topic.”
This story has been updated with additional comments.