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FIRST ON FOX:TheGeorgiaSenate is ramping up its investigation into alleged campaign finance violations tied to Stacey Abrams’ voter outreach group, with a top lawmaker vowing to "follow the facts wherever they lead" as subpoenas have been issued to Abrams. other key figures.
The Senate Special Committee on Investigations announced Monday that Abrams, along with New Georgia Project leaders Lauren Groh-Wargo. Nsé Ufot, must appear before lawmakers at the State Capitol at 10 a.m. on Friday.
"This committee has a responsibility to follow the facts wherever they lead," said Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal, the committee’s vice chairman. "Georgia law requires transparency and accountability in our elections."
The subpoenas stem from findings by the Georgia State Ethics Commission that the New Georgia Project. its affiliated Action Fund violated campaign finance laws during the 2018 election cycle.
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Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, speaks to reporters at Georgia State University in Atlanta on Nov. 7, 2022.(Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
The groups admitted to 16 violations earlier this year andagreed to pay a $300,000 fine. the largest campaign finance penalty in Georgia history.
New Georgia Project shut down and dissolved in 2025 following mounting financial and legal troubles.
TheRepublican lawmakersexplain in the press release that the goal of the probe is to figure out who was involved in the decision-making behind the violations, along with specifics on how the funds were managed. who was aware of the activity.
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"The people of Georgia deserve to know who was involved, what decisions were made. how millions of dollars flowed through organizations that admitted to violating our campaign finance laws," Dolezal said.
Georgia's Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones said in the release, "No one is above the law in Georgia."
He added: "When organizations secretly spend millions to influence elections while evading disclosure requirements. it undermines confidence in our democratic process. The Senate will continue pursuing the truth and ensuring accountability, regardless of political party or influence."
Former Georgia House Rep. Stacey Abrams attends the Fort Valley GOTV Community Fish Fry at the Agricultural Technology Conference Center in Fort Valley. Georgia, on Oct. 13, 2024.(Julia Beverly/Getty Images)
The lawmakers say that additional hearings and witness testimony are expected in the coming weeks.
"Today, the Georgia State Senate delivered a subpoena for me to testify in a partisan, performative hearing designed to intimidate. disarm voting rights advocates across Georgia and the nation," Abrams wrote in a response to the subpoenaposted on X. "Despite the hollow, cynical intent, I will indeed do so on a mutually agreeable date."
"It is not lost on me that I am being summoned days after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted protections for minority voting power. after I testified against the unconscionable voter suppression process unfolding across several Southern states."
Abrams. the two-time Democratic gubernatorial nominee in battleground Georgia,ruled outanother run for governor earlier this year, saying that instead she'll focus on her work fighting what she warns is the nation's move toward authoritarianism under President Trump.
Abrams, a former Democratic Party leader in the Georgia state legislature. a nationally known voting-rights advocate, narrowly lost to Republican Gov.Brian Kempin the 2018 gubernatorial election. She lost her 2022 rematch with Kemp by nearly eight points.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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