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After an unprecedented campaign that mobilized Donald Trump and his White House successor Joe Biden, Georgians troop to the polls for two closely-watched US Senate runoffs that could shape the first years of the new Democratic presidency. IMAGES
Will Pres. Donald Trump be prosecuted over his pressuring the Georgia Secretary of State to help him win the election? Trump was caught red-handed, on tape, attempting to strong arm Brad Raffensperger into inventing votes to tip the election. Business Insider says the President should be prosecuted. "We cannot be so numbed by Trump's corruption and abuse of power to let this pass without consequence." It's either that or accept Richard Nixon's adage "When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal."
The United States says Georgia still has time to "change course" after the government rammed through a Russian-inspired law barring "foreign influence" despite mass protests. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of people protest outside Georgia's parliament after it adopts a controversial "foreign influence" law that has sparked weeks of mass protests against the measure, denounced as mirroring Russian legislation used to silence dissent. IMAGES
Protestors are seen being detained by police officers in Tbilisi, Georgia, as thousands gather outside parliament against the adoption of a controversial Kremlin-style "foreign influence" law. Tbilisi has seen three straight nights of mass rallies over the bill that mirrors repressive laws on advocacy groups and media outlets introduced in Russia, and that have been slammed by the European Union and the United States. IMAGES