According a report from Reuters on Friday, Trevian Kutti [a publicist who worked for Kanye West] arrived at Ruby Freeman's home on Jan. 4 and informed her that she was sent by a “high-profile individual” with an urgent message. Kutti then proceeded to tell the 62-year-old, who had served as a temporary election worker, that she needed to confirm Trump's fraud allegations or people would descend on her home within two days and she would be jailed.
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At the time, Freeman, who had already been accused of perpetuating fraud by Trump allies, said she had become wary of strangers and did not open her door to Kutti. Instead, she called the police and asked a male neighbor to talk with Kutti and an unidentified man she was with, according to Reuters.
When law enforcement officials came to the scene, Kutti identified herself as a "crisis manager" and informed police that Freeman “was in danger," adding that she had "48 hours" before "unknown subjects" arrived at her home, Reuters reported.
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“I cannot say what specifically will take place,” Kutti was heard telling Freeman in a recording captured by the officer's bodycam. “I just know that it will disrupt your freedom," she said, "and the freedom of one or more of your family members.”
“You are a loose end for a party that needs to tidy up,” Kutti added, saying that “federal people” were involved in the situation.
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The day after the meeting, an FBI agent contacted Freeman and warned her to leave her home due to safety concerns.
The next day, Jan. 6, the same day that a mob of Trump supports stormed the Capitol in an attempt to prevent the certification of the Electoral College vote, a crowd of Trump supporters arrived at her home with bullhorns, Reuters reported.
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Georgia prosecutors are investigating the former president's efforts to overturn the election results in the state, which included pressuring Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to “find” enough votes to reverse his loss.
The Hill
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