Georgia election official claims Trump indictments are fueling his campaign.

The recent indictments against former President Donald Trump have been “giving oxygen to his campaigns” to return to the White House, according to a Georgia election official.

Gabriel Sterling, who currently​ serves as the chief operating officer at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, made the ⁣comments⁢ amid reports that Presidents Trump may​ face a new indictment related to the alleged interference in the state’s 2020 presidential election.

“I mean, this has been​ giving oxygen to his campaigns; ⁤this is raising tons of⁣ money,” he said during a Sunday appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” “And a lot of that money now is ‍I think, was pointed out earlier, ‌it’s being used to ‍pay for his lawyers and not for‌ an actual campaign.”

“But it’s driving him being ahead because he is making himself a victim. He’s made himself a martyr.​ And a ​lot of‍ the⁤ American people are growing​ behind him.”

Potential Indictment

There have been reports indicating‌ that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may charge the former president and his allies regarding alleged attempts to overturn the state’s election ⁤results in 2020 this week. Her office has ⁢not made any public announcements about ⁣the case.

Geoff Duncan, a former lieutenant governor of the ⁤state, confirmed he has been subpoenaed to testify before a Fulton County grand jury.

“I can⁢ confirm‌ that I have been requested to testify before the Fulton County grand jury on Tuesday. ‍I look forward to answering their questions ⁣around the 2020 election,” Mr. Duncan, a Republican, wrote ​in ‌a social media post.

“Republicans should never let⁢ honesty be mistaken for weakness,” he added.

Meanwhile, Georgia journalist George Chidi also announced that he was asked to testify on Tuesday.

“I’ve just received a call from District Attoney Fani Willis’ office. I have been asked to come to court Tuesday for testimony‌ before the grand‍ jury,” he ‌ wrote on X, the social‌ media ⁤platform formally known as Twitter.

Mr. Sterling said he didn’t know “what’s‍ going‌ to⁣ be in the case in Fulton County yet.”

But he insisted former president Trump lost the state in 2020.

“One of things that we’ve‍ learned and public reporting on this is he requested⁣ there were two independent audits and verifications by outside groups. And both these paid $600,000. And both them said, there ⁢was no fraud. You lost the state,” he said. “We’ve been saying this over and over again, we counted the ballots three times. He lost the state, and it continued to say he didn’t lose it. “

“Anybody talking about 2020 election is going ⁤to lose the general election. You’re not​ gaining any voters by doing that.”

When asked whether he received the call to‌ testify, Mr. Sterling ⁢didn’t directly answer but added he had testified for a special grand jury.

“My lawyers haven’t said I can talk too much about this one way or the other,” ‌he said. “But if I am called when I am called, I will go and do what I did before, I will‌ tell ⁢the ​truth answer honestly, that’s all we can do ⁢in this situation.”

Trump’s Response

Despite the legal setbacks he is facing, the former chief executive remains a front-runner for the 2024 ⁢Republican presidential nomination. In April, ⁢after he was charged by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, President Trump even stretched his lead against Florida Gov.⁤ Ron DeSantis,⁤ his main rival in ⁢the party’s primaries.

On ⁤Saturday, ⁢President Trump took his Truth Social platform to denounce⁣ the potential legal challenge against him, calling the Georgia case a “witch hunt.“

He⁤ told Ms. Willis to focus on ⁤what he called a surging homicide rate in ‍Atlanta.

“Why is⁢ ‘Phoney’ (Like in PERFECT ‘PHONE’ CALL,⁢ get it?)