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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds

Georgia Trump probe investigates police chaplain who allegedly visited election worker at her house

Cobb County Police Department via Reuters

Officials investigating Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election are probing the role of a longtime police chaplain in an alleged attempt to extort a false confession from an election worker.

Steve Lee, a former California police sergeant and US Navy investigator, was billed as "the Ground Zero chaplain" for his work with first responders after the 9/11 attacks when he endorsed a Republican congressional candidate last year.

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