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President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss in this state.

Secretary of State Brad Raffles Burger had faced calls to open a probe after Trump was recorded in a January 2nd phone call, pressuring him to overturn Georgia's election results based on unfounded voter fraud claims.

Trump urged Ruffins Berger, a fellow Republican, to quote find 11,780 votes, the exact number he needed to win the state.

A spokesman for Raffles Berger said the probe was prompted by a Monday complaint filed by a law professor at George Washington University the fourth request he had filed to investigate Trump's potential election interference.

In a statement, Trump advisor Jason Miller said there was nothing quote improper or untoward about the call, adding that if Mr Ralf ins Burger didn't want to receive calls about the election, he shouldn't have run for secretary of state.

Legal experts have noted that if Trump were prosecuted, he would likely argue he genuinely believed the election was rigged against him, noting that criminal laws normally required guilty conscience or intent.

The investigation is just the latest legal battle Trump faces since losing constitutional protections of the U.

S presidency, which shielded him from prosecution.

Trump is also facing a criminal probe into his business dealings and several civil lawsuits, a Georgia election official says.

Once their investigation is complete, the secretary of state's office will write a report and presented to the state election board, who will then forward the matter to a local district attorney or the state attorney general.