Police Escort Raffensperger, Staff Out Of Georgia Capitol

Atlanta GA

06 January, 2021

4:20 PM

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ATLANTA, GA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff were escorted out of the Georgia Capitol building Wednesday afternoon after supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to enter the building to deliver written grievances over the Nov. 3 election, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. This action comes after a small, peaceful "Stop the Steal" rally was held outside the Georgia Capitol, with some of those protesters carrying assault rifles, according to the AJC — a stark contrast to the violent protests in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. The group included about two dozen members of the far-right militia movement as well as former Ku Klux Klan leader Chester Doles. SEE ALSO: Trump Mob Breaches Capitol; 1 Shot In Melee; Biden Decries Riot Doles drew national attention when he posed for a photo at Republican campaign event with former Sen. Kelly Loeffler in December 2020, but a Loeffler campaign spokesperson said she did not know who he was when she posed with him. While Doles did enter the Capitol building looking for Raffensperger's office, the secretary of state was escorted out of the building before the two could meet.